This year I have seen three films from Georgia. This is the least successful of them. What is it about?
David and Gegi return "from the war". Gegi once saved the live of David. Going back to their community, Gegi tells David that he fell in love with a girl,but he lost track of her and doesn't even know her name. Soon he will find out that his love interest is David's fiancée, Dina.
The men react both in traditional ways: Gegi is prepared to give up his love and David immediately wants to defend his property. Not to follow the traditional ways might result in a feud, says everybody. David, however, understands at last that Dina despises him. Theirs wouldn't be a happy marriage. He commits suicide and stages it as accident. - Dina's family isn't happy with her decision, but she marries Gegi. Fate chases them and a few years later Gegi dies. Who will now get the custody on their child. The patriarchal society has an answer for every question.
There is a lot of folklore in this film. Actually it is almost like a guide to the patriarch customs in that society. The outer world is almost non-present, only in form of a TV impulses from outside reach those villages - and only if the power supply is working. Dede is somewhat in the tradition of Robert J. Flaherty.
Almost all actors in Dede are amateurs. People are playing themselves. This adds to the authenticity of the film, but unfortunately it does not enhance the artistic quality. Probably you need a director with greater skills or talent to make amateurs work. It is painful to watch a film with overacting and stilted dialogues.
5/10
David and Gegi return "from the war". Gegi once saved the live of David. Going back to their community, Gegi tells David that he fell in love with a girl,but he lost track of her and doesn't even know her name. Soon he will find out that his love interest is David's fiancée, Dina.
The men react both in traditional ways: Gegi is prepared to give up his love and David immediately wants to defend his property. Not to follow the traditional ways might result in a feud, says everybody. David, however, understands at last that Dina despises him. Theirs wouldn't be a happy marriage. He commits suicide and stages it as accident. - Dina's family isn't happy with her decision, but she marries Gegi. Fate chases them and a few years later Gegi dies. Who will now get the custody on their child. The patriarchal society has an answer for every question.
There is a lot of folklore in this film. Actually it is almost like a guide to the patriarch customs in that society. The outer world is almost non-present, only in form of a TV impulses from outside reach those villages - and only if the power supply is working. Dede is somewhat in the tradition of Robert J. Flaherty.
Almost all actors in Dede are amateurs. People are playing themselves. This adds to the authenticity of the film, but unfortunately it does not enhance the artistic quality. Probably you need a director with greater skills or talent to make amateurs work. It is painful to watch a film with overacting and stilted dialogues.
5/10
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