Levan Tskhovrebadze

Levan Tskhovrebadze is an international freelance film critic based in Tbilisi, Georgia. His articles are published on such influential outlets as Fipresci, Film International, Asian Movie Pulse or Senses of Cinema.

Beginning 2020

Beginning (2020): Dissent Against the Logic of Patriarchal Order

Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s debut feature Beginning (2020) revolving around the oppressed religious sect brings together quite a number of references from antic mythology, mystical tradition, social issues of contemporary Georgia, Renaissance art, and mostly the imagery of the acclaimed masters of cinema.