27 Missing Kisses (2000)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Nana Dzhordzhadze

Writers:

Nana Dzhordzhadze (writer)
Irakli Kvirikadze (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 2000 (Israel)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A Hot Summer, A Broken Promise, A Tragic Comedy Love Story.

Plot:

The summerly adventures of teen Sybilla, who falls in love with a middle-aged father, while being romanced by the his teen son. |

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Love | Father | Son | Soldier

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Nutsa Kukhianidze	...	Sibylla
Yevgeni Sidikhin	...	Alexander
Shalva Iashvili	...	Mickey
Pierre Richard	...	Captain
Amaliya Mordvinova	...	Veronica
Levan Uchaneishvili	...	Pjotr (as Levani)
Davit Gogibedashvili	...	Defi Gogibedashvili (as Dato Gogibedachvili)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elgudzha Burduli
Baia Dvalishvili
Khatuna Ioseliani
Marina Kakhiani
Nino Koberidze
Gia Roinishvili
Nana Shonia
Tamari Skhirtladze
Nino Tarkhan-Mouravi
Baadur Tsuladze

Also Known As:

27 dakarguli kotsna (Georgia)
L'été de mes 27 baisers (France)
Summer (International: English title) (working title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Germany | Georgia | UK | France

Language:

Georgian | Russian | French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:13 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:(Banned) (original rating) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Tbilisi, Georgia

Company:

British Screen Productions

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France : # 103312.

Movie Connections:

Features Emmanuelle (1974)

A German/Georgian Gem

Popularly unheralded, "27 Missing Kisses" is a gem of a movie. Nana Dzhordzhadze directs with warmth and a lightness of touch whilst retaining a keen eye for some truly memorable imagery. In fact, scenically, the film a visual treat. The plot is a simple one but beautifully realized due in part to the excellent performances of Nutsa Kukhianidze as the main protagonist Sibylla and in the supporting role of Veronica, Amaliya Morduinova. The movie unfolds at an easy pace which allows the character of Sibylla to fully develop and for the supporting characters, particularly the women, to fully reveal themselves. Much of the story takes place around a simple village environment and Dzhordzhadze deserves credit for making this place, so warm and gentle, yet filled with such wonderful characters, so believable. It is a film full of varying emotions but never descends into gratuitous sentimentality. The soundtrack is subtle, never intrusive and absolutely appropriate, beautifully reflecting the mood of the film.

If this film has any shortcomings, perhaps it could be said that some of the sub-plots are less than perfectly resolved and most of the male characters are clichéd in type but these really are minor faults indeed in what is a completely beguiling movie.