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What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?

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In the Georgian riverside town of Kutaisi, summertime romance and World Cup fever are in the air. After a pair of chance encounters, pharmacist Lisa and soccer player Giorgi find their plans for a date undone when they both awaken magically transformed -- with no way to recognize each other.
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Refreshingly unique and ultimately enchanting, What Do We See When We Look at the Sky is an ode to love that finds magic in the mundane.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) There’s a languid kind of magic to Koberidze’s approach, which, with its enchanting score, digressive montages and sparse dialogue, has roots in silent cinema but also feels refreshingly and genuinely original. Rated: 4/5 Nov 27, 2022 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian This is a film that tries your patience a fair bit, and yet there is something attractive in its kind of innocence. Rated: 3/5 Nov 23, 2022 Full Review Caitlin Quinlan Little White Lies Infectiously charming and beautifully told. Rated: 4/5 Nov 22, 2022 Full Review Pedro Gallego Espinof On the surface, it seems somewhat impenetrable but its human quality makes it captivating and capable of staying with you for a long time. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Oct 30, 2024 Full Review Daniel Allen Loud and Clear Reviews What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? is a journey of love and metamorphosis that is unique because of its focus on everyone but its main characters. Rated: 4/5 Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Christopher Machell CineVue What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? could easily have been shorter and still achieved its intended emotional and aesthetic effects. But a river isn’t less pleasant for meandering before it reaches the ocean. Rated: 4/5 Nov 29, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pete M Long, languid, charming, observant, funny and ultimately rather profound. A hymn to looking at the world around us, at its quirks and beauty, but with a hint of threat hovering in the background. There's also a brilliant game of football in the middle and a marvellous soundtrack. Just give it time and immerse yourself in Georgian life. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Joao P A modern day fairy tale, with extraordinary good images, that lead us to dream. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/19/23 Full Review Yuvraj C Spellbinding and magical! film is kind of a love letter to the city of Kutaisi, a beautiful town I never knew existed. Film is about slowing down, take a moment and observe beautiful things around you. Camera is static throughout the film it pans to capture the characters walking that's it. Not to forget there's great background score to compliment the visual treat of the Faraz Fesharaki's cinematography. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/17/22 Full Review Audience Member The greatest 2.5 hours ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review john m An extreme chore to get through, to be honest. I wish I had more focus on this but I feel its meandering, lazy nature puts you to sleep more than enchants you. That being said, seeing this city in its full authenticity is a fun treat for a while, with so many candid shots rarely seen in film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Bob S This film wasted so many frames that the discarded ones could have made a second slow movie.... Just waiting for our heroine to be ushered into her coffee and cards spell-undoing workshop took ten minutes of waiting-in-hallway shots. Yes, we watched a father waiting for his presumed daughter to finish her music lesson, and we watched receptionists walking back and forth trying to find people, but was ALL that really really really necessary to convey to us that our heroine was feeling impatient? Or that life unfolds slowly? Or that as we sit in our anxieties, people around us are just going about their business? The film is filled with these static long shots. ... And the dogs wanting to watch football was cute, but other than hitting us over the head with the fairy tale nature of the story, what did it do for us? Frankly, I couldn't stand it anymore; there are SO many other things to watch and learn. If I want to be awed by landscapes and the beautiful everyday/ mundane in life, then I walk outside; I don't have to sit in a movie theater for $16 to have it hammered into me. ... EG. If a camera were watching me type this, I wouldn't want to watch the footage of it. ... Of course, this is why people reviewing the same toaster on Amazon give it both excellent and awful reviews; to each our own. But i myself would recommend 18 other slow films over this one, folks. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the Georgian riverside town of Kutaisi, summertime romance and World Cup fever are in the air. After a pair of chance encounters, pharmacist Lisa and soccer player Giorgi find their plans for a date undone when they both awaken magically transformed -- with no way to recognize each other.
Director
Aleksandre Koberidze, Alexandre Koberidze
Producer
Mariam Shatberashvili
Screenwriter
Alexandre Koberidze, Aleksandre Koberidze
Distributor
MUBI
Production Co
Sakdoc film, Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, New Matter Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Georgian
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 12, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 7, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.3K
Runtime
2h 30m
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