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17 September 2003 (France) moreTagline:
For a mother, a sister and a niece, nothing is the same . . . Since Otar Left [UK Quad Poster] morePlot:
The one joy in the lives of a mother and daughter comes from the regular letters sent to them from Paris from the family's adored son... more | add synopsisAwards:
11 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Bertucelli and Gainsbourg Fall not to Far from 'Father's Tree' (From ioncinema. 30 June 2009)
Playwright Goldberg not the same ‘Since Walker Left’
(From ioncinema. 11 December 2006)
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A must see for French film fans more (25 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Esther Gorintin | ... | Eka | |
| Nino Khomasuridze | ... | Marina | |
| Dinara Drukarova | ... | Ada | |
| Temur Kalandadze | ... | Tengiz (as Temour Kalandadze) | |
| Rusudan Bolqvadze | ... | Rusiko (as Roussoudan Bolkvadze) | |
| Sasha Sarishvili | ... | Alexi (as Sacha Sarichvili) | |
| Duta Skhirtladze | ... | Niko (as Douta Skhirtladze) | |
| Abdellah Moundy | ... | Le berbère (as Abdallah Moundy) | |
| Mzia Eristavi | ... | Dora | |
| Misha Eristavi | ... | Fils Dora | |
| Zoura Natrochvili | ... | Voisin (Mika) | |
| Alexandre Makhorablichvili | ... | Fonctionnaire | |
| Micha Moudjiri | ... | Directeur usine | |
| Jacques Fleury | ... | Homme d'affaire 1 | |
| Frédéric Payen | ... | Homme d'affaire 2 |
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:M | Germany:o.Al. | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:Unrated | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:14 | Czech Republic:12FAQ
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"Since Otar Left" is about three generations of Georgian women (an old women, her daughter, and her granddaughter) who live in austerity in an old flat in Georgia. The grandmother looks forward to letters she receives from her only other offspring, a son Otar, who is working in Paris. When Otar dies unexpectedly, the two younger women intercept the bad news and hatch a plan to keep the letters and the happiness they bring coming to the old woman. As the film develops this meager plot and we watch the women trudge through their mundane daily activities we are unaware of a more significant plot developing before our eyes with both plots culminating suddenly at the film's end.
Those who prefer a steady diet of the usual commercial Hollywood film products will likely find "Since Otar Left" a monotonous film of little consequence. However, those who enjoy the people stories of French cinema with their natural and finely nuanced studies of human nature, this sensitive, plaintive, and charming gem is a fly-on-the-wall look at a slice-of-Georgian-life which should not be missed. (A-)