Melodies of Vera Quarter

Melodies of Vera Quarter (Georgian: ვერის უბნის მელოდიები) is a 1973 Soviet musical comedy-drama film directed by Giorgi Shengelaia.

Melodies of Vera Quarter
Directed by	Giorgi Shengelaya
Written by	Giorgi Shengelaia Anzor Salukvadze
Starring	Sofiko Chiaureli Vakhtang Kikabidze Ia Ninidze Maia Kankava Dodo Abashidze
Cinematography	Aleksandre Mgebrishvili
Music by	Giorgi Tsabadze
Production company	Kartuli Pilmi
Distributed by	RUSCICO (2004)
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Russian Georgia Italian

Plot

Pavle, who is a poor cart-driver has two girls, Maro and Tamro. The girls have a dream to take classes at a ballet school, but Pavle cannot afford such a luxury. Vardo, a laundress, decides to help the little girls. For that purpose she steals a cattle, firewood and a mink coat from a rich merchant's house. She warms up Pavle's house with the stolen firewood and pays tutorship for the girls' ballet classes. Vardo gets caught for larceny. All the laundresses in the neighborhood go on strike in Vardo's support. Scared chief of local police sets Vardo free and enlists the girls in the ballet school.

Awards

• 1977 — Special Jury Prize on San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain

External links

• Melodies of Vera Quarter at IMDb