Sebastien is a hardworking young man from a poor family of georgian immigrants. This film is a suspense thriller that has put babluani on the map for me. While tzameti certainly is stylish and has a terrific premise, a rushed, disappointing ending suggests the filmmakers had no idea how to wrap up the story. From a very mundane beginning this film develops into the thriller which it is billed as. The french film, tzameti, shocked cinemagoers around the world with its back and white edgy raw filmmaking, and left stark unforgettable images ingrained in your mind long after you had seen the movie. In the film, an impoverished georgian immigrant takes the place of a dead drugaddicted criminal after accidentally learning that. The georgian filmmaker uses his outsider perspective to bring a unique touch to the french language film, making for a memorable experience that recalls classic new wave films. Gela babluani, who directed and wrote the 2005 version, will also be writing and directing the american adaptation. Easier to admire than it is to sit through, the french film tzameti is an exercise in stylish depravity that may one day be viewed as the debut of a great. Jul 28, 2006 tzameti flaunts a grim sense of the absurd that suggests a french new wave film infected with a virulent strain of eastern european nihilism. The flat video look, the austere blackandwhite cinematography, the almost caricaturish frenchnoir faces, the contrast of extremely odd behavior with the most mundane of life details it all seems exaggerated to a fault. Director gela babluani, already one of the most celebrated new filmmakers in the world, came to notre dame last weekend to screen his first film, 2005s tzameti. Now available to stream or download on volta sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions.
Nov 11, 2011 tzameti is a french film directed by gela babluani, which won numerous awards in the sundance and venice film festivals. A young man follows instructions meant for someone else in looking for a way out of his deadend job and to provide a better living for his poor family, and unwittingly ends up in a deadly underworld game. Boston french film festival etatsunis, 2006 selection. In a way, tzameti is a nearly gorefree take on hostel, another film about the inhumanity that comes with wealth and boredom, and about desperate attempts to survive in a place thats simultaneously culturally and geographically alien. The first photo of mickey rourke in, the american remake of the awardwinning french crime thriller tzameti. With several extraordinary scenes, not for the fainthearted, tzameti is less shocking for what it shows than for its portrait of the amoral world it so convincingly captures. Shot in black and white and containing a plot that could be found in a hitchcock notebook, this french films gleefulness in living in that world is apparent and engaging. Gela babluanis fails to recapture the sweaty tension of his original tzameti, a french import that reeked of style and firsttimer ambition. When he reaches his destination, sebastian falls into. The film, directed by gela babluani who also directed the original, stars sam riley, ray.
Shot in glorious black and white, tzameti takes the old thriller paradigm one room, two people, and a gun to a whole new level. Vania vilers in tzameti 2005 george babluani in tzameti 2005 tzameti 2005 pascal bongard in. Sebastien george babluani is a georgian immigrant builder in france, repairing the roof of a shabby house inhabited by godon philippe. Twentytwoyearold sebastien georges babluani leads an impoverished life with his immigrant family constantly struggling to support them. Filmed in widescreen blackandwhite, this dark and harrowing film conveys the look of film noir combined with the bleak existentialist sentiments found in so many eastern european works. Avec george babluani, augustin legrand, aurelien recoing, philippe passon, pascal bongard. A few months back, we posted a russian movie trailer for , the american remake of the cult french film tzameti, starring jason statham, mickey rourke, 50 cent and ray winstone, both written. Gela babluanis thriller tzameti, winner of the world dramatic grand jury prize at this years sundance film festival, offers a relentlessly bleak and downright exploitive look at the french dream. Be inappropriate for children under 16 long featurefilm french catalog. His brother george babluani stars in the film as its reluctant hero.
Easier to admire than it is to sit through, the french film tzameti is an. George babluani, aurelien recoing, pascal bongard, fred. It also marks the acting debut of his younger brother georges, who plays the films. Tzameti number tzameti is a georgian french coproduction directed by gela babluani. It was shot in black and white and has a simple plot line that develops with a cryptic set of sequences. His film has that air of doom and detached, almost cold despair that reminds one of a jeanpierre melville film. Gela babluanis second film tzameti, which opens next week at film forum, was the winner of the grand jury prize for world cinema at sundance this year and is starting to buzz here in new york.
The film follows a naive young man who assumes a dead mans identity and. Description adapted from the film society at lincoln center. Here it applies to the main character in the film and to us as audience. Easier to admire than it is to sit through, the french film tzameti is an exercise in stylish depravity that may one day be viewed as the debut of a great filmmaker. Our bot automatically removes dead links, this englisu have been what happened, message mods to inquire. A few months back, we posted a russian movie trailer for, the american remake of the cult french film tzameti, starring jason statham, mickey rourke, 50 cent and ray winstone, both written. The music was composed by east arnaud taillefer from the french band troublemakers. Le proprietaire meurt dune overdose apres avoir recu une etrange convocation censee lui rapporter beaucoup dargent. Rent tzameti 2005 starring george babluani and pascal bongard on dvd and bluray. Much like hostel, tzameti spends a great deal of time on tensionbuilding setup. If you desire to see an edge of your seat thriller, definitely take the opportunity to go downtown to the market arcade theatre and check out the enthralling, french language tzameti, while you still have the opportunity. The film has been a major critical success on the film festival circuit, winning the best first feature at the venice film festival and the grand jury. Jun 10, 2006 tzameti is one of those films that is seductive in its unabashed love of the past.
It also marks the acting debut of his younger brother georges, who plays the films protagonist sebastien. The film, directed by gela babluani who also directed the original, stars sam riley, ray winstone, 50 cent, mickey rourke and jason statham. Shot in its entirety in black and white, the film takes russian roulette to the extreme and takes an uncompromising look at existentialism and cold human emotion. Sep 01, 2010 the film is a remake of the 2005 french film tzameti. The film is a remake of the 2005 french film tzameti. Sep 07, 2017 sebastian, a young georgian immigrant, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. The georgianborn french director gela babluani makes an.
This film is a debut that any veteran director would love to have included in hisher filmography. By continuing to use this website, you agree to the use of cookies in order to offer you content and services that are tailored to your interests. Son of a major georgian director, gela babluani is a talent to watch. Gela balbuani, writer and director of tzameti, has probably seen more than few noirs from the 1950s, but his work here also makes for other comparisons as well. This flashy blackandwhite thriller suggests a french newwave film infected with a virulent strain of eastern european nihilism. Russian trailer for featuring mickey rourke and jason. Gela babluanis featurelength debut could be the best film you will see all year.