
KoteMardjanishvili's"Samanishvilisdedinatsvali"(Step-motherofSamanishvili)isconsidereduptonowadaysasoneofthebestGeorgiancomedyfilm.Thisfilmismarkednotonlybythebrilliantensembleoftheactors,butmakeabaseforsolidtraditionscharacteristicforGeorgiancomedyfilm–tendencyoforganicmergingofcomicanddramatic.<br/> DorevolyutsionnayaGeorgiaearlyXXcentury.PlatoSamanishvili-impoverisheddescendantoftheancientnoblefamily.Hisfather-oldwidowerannounceshiswishtomarry.Thesonofhorror.Ifstepmotherson,Platonwillhavetoshareitwithhimmeagerestate,andthefourchildrenhimself.Hethereforedecidedtogotofindafuturespouseforthefathertobechildless.TravellikePlatoendssuccessfully:thebrideisfound,accordingtoancientGeorgiancustomskidnappedandtakentothegroom.However,aftertheduedateatthemainheroofthefilmandappearschernoglazyshalovlivybrother...

