A sad story about a day in the life of an old captain, now retired. The sadness of this story is softened by a noble dose of humor. It is built on the discrepancy between a quiet life with its small, retirement joys, worries, and the inertia of the old captain's still vivid imagination. Each collision of dream and reality evokes both a slight pain and a smile of understanding. With the help of subtle, unobtrusive details, the director has managed to create the impression of a life that is passing away, sailing away, saying goodbye.
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3 films
Cast
12 people
Sesilia Takaishvili
Nataliya
Also in
Data Tutashkhia
The Dolls Are Laughing
Vasili Chkhaidze
Sandro - captain
Known for
Mimino
Shota Gabelaia
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An Unusual Exhibition
Return
Shota Inasaridze
Gogi Kharabadze
Givi
Also in
Falling Leaves
My Friend Nodar
Jemal Kurdiani
A. Sichinava
Otar Zautashvili
Also in
Data Tutashkhia
Falling Leaves
Eldar Baghdavadze
Sesika Kuprashvili
Also in
Betting
Mikha
Tea Gabunia
Also in
Londre
Chiora
Gedeon Navrozashvili
Also in
Waiting
Tbilisi and Her Citizens
Temur Palavandishvili Director · Levan Chelidze Screenplay Vakhtang Kukhianidze Composer
First release April 12, 1970 · Produced in Russia · Original title ჩამავალი მზე
Production
Georgia-Film
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ჩამავალი მზე
Original language
Georgian
Spoken on screen
Georgian
Release dates
Russia · April 12, 1970
Limited theatrical · Tbilisi
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
May 12, 1971 · TV · Central Television USSR
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