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The Colors of Georgia
World cinema

The Colors of Georgia
World cinema

by Marco Barneveld | Photography: Timelab ProEdition #2 2018

Georgia is a country that many people still overlook as a travel destination. But more and more people are discovering this delightful and welcoming country, and rightly so. Here’s why. Just watch.

Georgia is one of those countries that has a unique feel. The state is, in fact, a broad valley between the Greater and Lesser Caucasus, running from the Black Sea in the west to Azerbaijan in theeast, with Russia to the North and Turkey to the south. A bridge between Europe and Asia and for centuries the route followed by traders along the famous Silk Road for the transportation of goods from Europe to China and vice-versa. A country with a hectic history, and also the birthplace of wine.

In no other country is wine as important as in Georgia. It was also here that the art of making wine was discovered around 8000 years ago. No coincidence therefore that the word “wine” comes from the Georgian word “ghvino” (ღვინო). The Greek, Romans and Persians, ancient trading partners of Georgia, were crazy about Georgian wine.

This ode to Georgia focuses on what the country has to offer: picturesque mountain villages, Black Sea beaches, monasteries and temples, markets and delicious food.

Video: Colors of Georgia

The Waves

The poem accompanying the video is a passage taken fromThe Wavesby the Russian poet and writerBoris Pasternak, perhaps best known for his novel Doctor Zhivago.

 

We were in Georgia. You can get this land

If hell is multiplied by paradise,

Bare indigence by tenderness, and if

A hothouse serves as pedestal for ice

And then you’ll know what subtle doses of

Success and labour, duty, mountain air

Make the right mixture with the earth and sky

For man to be the way we found him there

Director: Andrew Efimov

Edit: Nikita Malko

Music: Kirill Gorokhov

Sound design: Yuri Sherbarkov

Poem: Boris Pasternaktion

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Tags: Edition #2 2018

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