Movie Intourist shows. This is the Caucasus. (1973)
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0:08:27Intourist shows. This is the Caucasus (1973)
Annotation:
The landscape film essay tells about three Transcaucasian republics: Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The film features ancient monuments, achievements in the fields of industry, science and agriculture of these republics.
Annotation:
Mountains and valleys of Transcaucasia. Flowers in the mountains. Map of Transcaucasia. Georgian SSR. Landscapes. Monument to a Georgian woman with a ball and a bowl symbolizing Georgia. Georgian ensemble in a mountain valley. Jvari Temple. Uplistsikhe cave city. Ancient icons. Chasser at work in his workshop. Chased products. Resorts on the Black Sea coast of Georgia. Streets of old and new Tbilisi. Bride and groom in a phaeton drive along the street of Tbilisi. Traffic controller on the street. Metekhi Church. Church of David. Philharmonic building in Tbilisi. Azerbaijan SSR. Streets and squares of Baku. Monuments to the Liberated Woman and 26 Baku Commissars. Loading and unloading operations in the Baku port. Building of the Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Rock paintings in Kabustan. 169-year-old resident of the Azerbaijani village M. Shirali with his family. Temple of fire worshipers. Oil fields in the sea. Armenian SSR. Lake Sevan. Ski resort in Tsaghkadzor. Streets of Yerevan. Monument "Mother Armenia". Matenadaran book depository. Cathedral in Echmiadzin. Catholicos of All Armenians Vazgen I among the clergy. Monastery "Geghard". Zvartnots Temple. Ten-year-old wines in the wine cellar of the Brandy Factory.
Reel №1
Flowers in the mountains – Wed.
Flowering tree – Wed, Poland.
Valley in the mountains – general.
An old mountaineer riding a donkey – Wed, Poland, kr.
Sheep in a pasture in the mountains – general, Poland.
An old mountaineer – kr.
A waterfall in the mountains – general, Poland.
A car in the mountains – Wed.
Mountains – general, Poland.
Cartoon work: a map of Transcaucasia.
A report on the city of Tbilisi: a bride and groom are driving along a city street in a phaeton, a traffic controller, residents on the streets of the city.
A monument to the founder of the city of Tbilisi, King Vakhtang Gorgasali – general, departure to the city.
Old districts of the city of Tbilisi, the Kura River – general, Wed.
The former capital of Georgia – Mtskheta, Poland from the dome of the church to the arch – Wed.
Tombstone at the burial site of Georgian kings – common, Poland.
City of Tbilisi – miscellaneous; residents exit the metro – cf.
Spiral staircase of the funicular – common, Poland.
Monument to Mother Georgia – cf.
Jvari Temple – common, Poland over the temple.
Mountains – common, Poland (mountain landscapes).
Georgian ensemble in the mountains near the ruins of the temple.
Valley with a village – common, Poland.
Uplistsikhe Fortress – common; residential settlements in the rocks, complex of secret passages – common, cf.
Ancient icons – miscellaneous.
Chasser’s workshop, chased items.
Resort on the Black Sea coast: sanatorium building, beach, people swimming in the sea – cf., Poland.
City of Baku – common, cf.; square; city street – cf.
Monument to the "Liberated Woman" - cf.
Girls - ed.
Monument to the twenty-six Baku Commissars - cf.
Eternal Flame - ed.
Baku Port - general.
Loading barrels, containers, cars in the port.
Reel №2
Baku City: Panorama from a blossoming tree to a stone tower – Wed.
Streets of the old part of Baku – Wed, general. 12th century fortress – general, approach to the Shirvanshahs’ Palace.
Details of the palace building with fine stone carving – Wed, Panorama, kr.
Lizard among stones – kr.
Rock paintings by ancient artists in Kobustan, an open-air Neolithic museum – Wed, kr, Panorama.
Kobustan mountain plateau – general.
The oldest man in the world, 168-year-old Shirali, walks along the street of the village, stands by the fence, in the meadow with other old people, mows the grass, works in the garden.
Passport – kr.
Shirali, his wife, members of his large family – general.
Temple of fire worshipers in the village of Surakany – general, Wed.
The fire is burning – kr, Panorama.
Oil engineers at the control panel – general, Poland, short, Poland.
Oil rocks – general.
Oil workers walking – short, medium.
Residential buildings on the Oil Rocks – medium, Poland.
Poland from the cliffs to the temple in Armenia – general.
Temple on the shore of Lake Sevan – general.
Lake Sevan – medium.
Sculpture of a girl with a torch on the shore of the lake – general.
Sculpture: girl with a cup – medium.
Sculpture – short, medium.
Residents on the streets of the city – various.
In Tsaghkadzor, skiers ascend the cable car to the mountains – medium, Poland.
Skiers in the Valley of Flowers – medium, short.
Skiers descending from the mountain – general, Poland.
Children on the street of Yerevan – medium, general.
Monument "Mother Armenia" - medium.
Details of the monument – Poland.
Sculpture against the background of Matenadaran, one of the largest repositories of ancient manuscripts – cf.
Book in the palm of your hand – kr.
Cover of an ancient book – kr.
Old books – kr, Poland.
Cathedral of Echmiadzin – general, Poland.
Candles are burning in the cathedral – cf., kr.
Icon of the Mother of God – cf.
Clergy passing by – cf., Poland.
Electronic equipment: computers, machine tools at the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy of the Armenian SSR. The 12th-century cave monastery Geghard – kr, Poland, kr, general.
Zvartnots Temple, built in the 7th century – general, Poland, kr.
Tourists are examining ancient monuments.
Wine cellars with vintage wines; a female worker is walking past barrels of wine – cf. a barrel of wine that is to be opened by the 100th anniversary of the Great October Revolution – kr., cf.
Yerevan in the evening – general, cf.
Shashlik house – cf.
Shashliks – kr.