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2004 Certificate 15
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This acclaimed first feature from director Julie Bertuccelli is a charming tale of three generations of Georgian women: elderly matriarch Eka (Esther Gorintin), her long-suffering daughter Marina (Nino Khomassouridze) and young student Ada (Dinara Droukarova). Living in the capital Tbilisi, the family rub along in their own way,.. Read more

Starring Esther Gorintin, Nino Khomasuridze, Dinara Drukarova, Temur Kalandadze
Director Julie Bertucelli
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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This acclaimed first feature from director Julie Bertuccelli is a charming tale of three generations of Georgian women: elderly matriarch Eka (Esther Gorintin), her long-suffering daughter Marina (Nino Khomassouridze) and young student Ada (Dinara Droukarova). Living in the capital Tbilisi, the family rub along in their own way, falling out, making up and drawn together by a country routinely effecetd by power cuts and water shortages. But Eka's son Otar is missing and his absence eats away at them all...

Starring Esther Gorintin, Nino Khomasuridze, Dinara Drukarova, Temur Kalandadze
Director Julie Bertucelli
Studio OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: Russian, French
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 18 Oct 2004
Production year: 2004
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (3) of Since Otar Left

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Julie Bertuccelli's debut feature is a moving study of family loyalty amid societal decay and is very much couched in the tones of her mentor, Georgian director Otar Iosseliani. With Tbilisi facing economic meltdown, nonagenarian Esther Gorintin heads for Paris with her daughter (Nino Khomassouridze) and grandchild (Dinara Droukarova), unaware that her beloved work-away son Otar has been killed. Although afflicted by arthritis, Gorintin is anything but an object of pity, whether she's feistily championing Georgia's Soviet past or facing the truth about Otar's fate. Gorintin is superbly supported by her co-stars, who each have their own disappointments to shoulder, as well as an intelligent screenplay and some sensitive direction.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 3 stars out of 4

    A simple story of hard lives and minimal hopes is brilliantly told and wonderfully acted by its three protagonists, especially the 90 year-old Esther Gorintin as the indomitable matriarch.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    A gem: pure delight.

    From the first shot, to the last, this gentle, moving, sensitive film felt so real, involved so deeply. The old granny: what a star! A Must See film for anyone.

      • Rory Aitken from Totnes
      • Posted 05 Mar 2005 03:57

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Outstanding acting, beautiful story, this is one to treasure

    This is a fabulous story, and you will not regret renting this (98% fresh tomatoes on the Rotten Tomato website if you don't believe me).

    The acting is sublime: the granny Eka is brilliant, and is an outstanding actress. Granddaughter Ada (Dinara Drukarova), who looks a little like Sally Phillips from 'Smack the Pony' (and the receptionist Sophie in 'I'm Alan Patridge) and her mother Marina decide to hide some bad news from the granny in a plot not dissimilar from 'Goodbye, Lenin!'. This is a tearjerker and there won't be a dry eye in the house by the film finishes, but I recommend this wholeheartedly. Absolutely beautiful from start to finish.

    Some of the scenes, such as Eka smoking a couple of cigarettes while on a ferris wheel, or the beautiful final scene, will stay with me forever. One to treasure.

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