Magdana's Donkey (1955)

This chamber drama is set in Georgia on the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. A simple peasant family makes its living by selling yogurt which the Magdany widow takes every morning to the town mark...et. Once, in their mother’s absence, the children – six-year-old Mikho and three-year-old Kato – found an abandoned donkey on a road leading to their village. The foundling was fed, tended, and the moment the donkey opened its big, tender eyes, it was named “Lurdja”, which means “blue-eyed”. Surrounded by love and care, the donkey became a big help in the poor household. But this idyll was not to last long… more

Directing:
  • Tengiz Abuladze
  • Rezo Chkheidze

Writing:
  • Karlo Gogodze
  • Ekaterine Gabashvili

Stars:
Release Date: 1955-04-01
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  • Country: SU
  • Language: ქართული
  • Runtime: 72

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