Since Otar Left ( Depuis qu'Otar est parti... )

Since Otar Left (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Depuis qu'Otar est parti...
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Ceasar Awards
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Russian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Georgia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Russia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Julie Bertucelli

Written By:
Julie Bertucelli (written by) &
Bernard Renucci (written by)

Actors:
Esther Gorintin ..... Eka
Nino Khomasuridze ..... Marina
Dinara Drukarova ..... Ada
Temur Kalandadze ..... Tengiz (as Temour Kalandadze)
Rusudan Bolqvadze ..... Rusiko (as Roussoudan Bolkvadze)
Sasha Sarishvili ..... Alexi (as Sacha Sarichvili)
Duta Skhirtladze ..... Niko (as Douta Skhirtladze)
Abdellah Moundy ..... Le berbère (as Abdallah Moundy)
Mzia Eristavi ..... Dora
Micha Eristavi ..... Fils Dora
Zoura Natrochvili ..... Voisin (Mika)
Alexandre Makhorablichvili ..... Fonctionnaire
Micha Moudjiri ..... Directeur usine
Jacques Fleury ..... Homme d'affaire 1
Frédéric Payen ..... Homme d'affaire 2

Synopsis:

A lie that was told for love changes the lives of three women across three generations... This exquisitely bittersweet drama is set in Tbilisi, the crumbling capital of the post-Soviet republic of Georgia. Three generations of women - the stoically beautiful Ada (Dinara Drukarova), her lusty mother Marina (Nino Khomasuridze) and whip-smart grandmother Eka (Esther Gorintin) - live together in a book-filled apartment. When news comes that Marina's brother Otar has been killed in France, Maria and Ada decide to conceal his death rather than break Eka's heart. Yet their lie soon spawns other, larger lies, ultimately leading to a moment of personal revelation for them all.

A family is forced into deception for the sake of their matriarch in this poignant drama. Three generations of women share a tiny apartment in Tbilisi, a Georgia city that has been devastated by war, political instability, and a ruined economy. Eka (Esther Gorintin) is an elderly woman whose health is failing, but her will remains strong and she holds sway over the household. Eka's daughter, Marina (Nino Khomassouridze), is a middle-aged woman who is still dealing with the devastating circumstances of her childhood and the death of her husband. And Marina's daughter, Ada (Dinara Droukarova), is a college student who feels trapped by her circumstances and abraded by her lack of privacy; she has a lover, but since she must share a bed with her mother, they can only make love in his car. The light of Eka's life is her son, Otar, who has fled Tbilisi and lives in Paris. Otar writes frequently and sends money as often as he can, and while Marina resents her mother's obvious favoritism toward her brother, she and Ada realize how important his letters are to her. While Eka is visiting friends, Marina and Ada receive devastating news -- Otar has died in Paris, and since he wasn't carrying his visa when his body was found, he's been buried in an unmarked pauper's grave. Afraid this news would be a severe blow to Eka's poor health, Marina doesn't tell her mother what has happened, and Ada begins writing letters as Otar to maintain the illusion that he's alive. The ruse works well enough until Eka announces she's raised enough money by selling her possessions to visit her son in France. Depuis Qu'Otar Est Parti... (aka Since Otar Left) is the first feature film from director Julie Bertuccelli; it received an enthusiastic reception when it was screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

The one joy in the lives of a mother and daughter comes from the regular letters sent to them from Paris from the family's adored son, Otar. When the daughter finds out that Otar has died suddenly, she tries to conceal the truth from her mother, changing the course of their lives forever.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 16 December, 2005.

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