Georgian cinema has given audiences some of the most remarkable, innovative, and beautifully photographed films ever made, from the work of Sergei Paradzhanov and Otar Iosseliani to the stunning anti-Stalinist film REPENTANCE. In THE SWIMMER, director Irakli Quiricadze, like his Georgian
brothers, has rooted his work in folktales and legends. Spanning the 20th century, THE SWIMMER chronicles three generations of long-distance swimmers.
A Soviet feature from 1981, which saw a release in 1984 in a truncated version (minus its anti-Stalinism) and premiered in its full-length version in the US at the 1988 San Francisco Film Festival, THE SWIMMER is a technically inv...
Released:
1981
Rated:
NR
Length:
105 mins