Festival du Cinéma muet d'Anères: My grandmother (Chemi Bebia)

Experience the timeless brilliance of Georgian silent cinema at the Festival du Cinéma muet d'Anères with **My Grandmother (Chemi Bebia)**. In this 1929 masterpiece, director Konstantine Mikaberidze blends German expressionism, constructivism, and French avant‑garde to deliver a sharp satire of bureaucratic absurdity. Follow a fired bureaucrat’s desperate quest for a “grandmother” – a powerful protectress — as he navigates the treacherous corridors of power with a brave yet unconventional recommendation. Accompany the film’s moving, stop‑motion, and rapid‑editing visuals with a live score crafted by Clarinetist Jaafar Aggiouri, Guitarist, Pianist Michael Wookey, Double‑bass Virtuoso Pauline Dupuy, and Drummer Emilie Rambaud. Together they paint an evocative soundscape that echoes the film’s surreal, slapstick, and futurist flare. *Details:* Georgian National Film Centre–produced, original 1h12 runtime, DCP version with French subtitles, starring Alexander Takaishvili, Bella Chernova, and Evgeny Ovanov. Rediscovered in 1967 and banned for close to 40 years, **My Grandmother** is now celebrated as a cornerstone of Soviet avant‑garde cinema, a testimony to resilience and artistic audacity. Come witness a film that challenges convention, mocks bureaucracy, and dazzles with experimental brilliance—right in the heart of the silent film festival’s immersive experience.