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Melodies of Vera Quarter
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Wikipedia article
'Melodies of Vera Quarter' (Georgian: ) is a 1973 Georgian musical film directed by Giorgi Shengelaia.
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 Sebastin International Film Festival, Spain
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