Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
An independent woman embarks on a bittersweet autumn romance, in this endearing Georgian feature that’s chock full of passion, charm and wry humour. Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, 2023.
Eka Chavleishvili delivers a standout performance in the central role of Etero, a 40-something woman who relishes her freedom as much as her cakes. She chooses to live alone, running a small store and enjoying her independence. Her fellow villagers find this incomprehensible, but Etero isn’t fazed by their pity or gossip – she’s seen how the local wives are treated by their husbands and she’s not impressed. Then, unexpectedly, she falls passionately in love, and suddenly her life is full of lusty clandestine sex. Etero is faced with a difficult choice: a room of one’s own or perhaps her one last chance of a relationship? Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry is a winning combination of eroticism, sly digs at societal norms, and melancholic charm. 
- Program Strand
- Late Announce
- Year
- 2023
- Classification
- Unclassified 18+
- Country
- Switzerland, Georgia
- Language
- In Georgian with English subtitles
- Director
- Elene Naveriani
- Producer
- Thomas Reichlin, Ketie Daniela, Britta Rendelaub
- Cast
- Ekaterine Chavleishvili, Temiko Chinchinadze, Pikria Nikabadze
- Screenwriter
- Nikoloz Mdivani, Elene Naveriani
- Cinematographer
- Agnesh Pakozdi
- Editor
- Aurora Franco Vögeli
- Premiere
- Australian Premiere
- Genre
- Cinephile, Literary & Adaptations, Focus on Women, Cannes Selected, Late Announce
- Company Credits
- Sales Agent: Totem Films
