"Easily one of the most surprising and captivating films of NYFF63, 40-year-old Georgian filmmaker Alexandre Koberidze's film gorgeously captured his country's hypnotic landscapes via the unique camera choice of a mid-2000s Sony Ericsson phone. What he has achieved is an abstract beauty combining the look of the Dogme95 avant-garde filmmaking movement with the contemplative thoughtfulness of Abbas Kiarostami and Frederick Wiseman."
"This 186-minute melancholic mystery following a lonely middle-aged man on a quest to find his missing daughter is hauntingly profound. Leading actor David Koberidze (and real-life father of the director) conveys an addictive peace to the viewer on his travels, while curiously conversing with an invisible companion. The director's younger brother, Giorgi envelopes the entire affair in a soothing and hypnotic musical score, truly making this film a family affair."
"With countless sequences uncovering dilapidated rural football fields across the Georgian countrysides, it is perhaps important to share that the poetic title of the film is also a sports term: "dry leaf" refers to a football kick that produces an unpredictable landing of the ball. While you wait for its distributor A Cinema Guild to find a way to release this mini-monumental achievement, seek out the director's equally impressive 171-minute excursion, What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? (2021)."
Alexandre Koberidze's Dry Leaf is a 186-minute Georgian melodrama and melancholic mystery following a lonely middle-aged man's search for his missing daughter. The film uses a mid-2000s Sony Ericsson phone to capture hypnotic rural landscapes, producing an abstract visual beauty that evokes Dogme95 minimalism and the contemplative tone of Kiarostami and Wiseman. David Koberidze, the director's real-life father, brings a calm, addictive presence while interacting with an invisible companion. Composer Giorgi Koberidze supplies a soothing, hypnotic score, framing numerous sequences among dilapidated football fields. The title references a football kick that yields an unpredictable landing; distribution is pending via A Cinema Guild.
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