Salt for Svanetia
Released: 1930
Drama, Documentary, History
An ethnographic treasure that documents with visual bravado the harsh conditions of life in the isolated mountain village of Ushkul.
Starring:
Directed by: Mikhail Kalatozov
Written by: Mikhail Kalatozov, Sergei Tretyakov, Masha Khotimski
Language: No Language
Scenes
This is a silent film documenting the hardships of villagers in a remote part of the Soviet Union. One of their biggest problems is a shortage of salt for humans and livestock, and this is exemplified by a scene in which cows rush to lick the spot in a field where a man has urinated.
Screen Captures
Alternate Titles
Sol dlya Svanetiya (informal title)
The Salt of Svanetia (informal title)
Sól Swanetii
Das Salz Swanetiens (DVD title)
„ჯიმ შვანთე“ (მარილი სვანეთს)
Jim Shvante (Salt for Svaneti) (informal literal English title)
Il sale della Svanezia
スヴァネティの塩
Le Sel de Svanétie
Sal para Svanetia
Jim Shvante (marili svanets)