THE LEGEND OF THE SURAM FORTRESS

This visually stunning and hugely imaginative film by Russian master Sergei Paradjanov is an extra-
ordinary adaptation of an ancient folk tale about the construction of a Georgian fortress, which continually collapses under its own weight.
The building seems doomed to failure until a fortune teller recalls a prophecy that can save it - a young man must sacrifice himself by being walled up alive within the structure.

One of cinema’s true visionaries, Paradjanov brings the legend to vivid and colourful life.