(VIDEO) The movie “Castle of Songs”!

2 January 2022

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“Kinostudio “Shqiperia e Re”

“Castle of Songs” Documentary Film!

Description: Panorama of Gjirokastra. The castle, the weapons museum, various paintings. View of the castle prepared for the National Folk Festival. Festivalists in the main square of the city singing and dancing. The streets are full of people going to the castle. Opening of the Festival. The Flag dance begins accompanied by a view of the castle. The rope dance in nature and the epic of the Kreshniks. Panorama of northern Albania, mountains, valleys, caves. The epic song of Ymer Ages. Epic songs about faith. 264.80 m.

Mountain panoramas. Gjirokastra Castle, festival scene, war song. Panorama of Korce with snow. Eli Fara singing oil songs. Song with couplet from Mirdita, sword dance accompanied by song. The kurbet song sung by Eli Fara. People on horses leaving the country. Sea view, sunset. Arberese song “Moj e buka more”. 231.40 m.

Melody with fiddle. Oil songs, the group sings in nature. Painting. Songs from the band Himare on the seashore and the gurgling of the water. Dance sung in nature, Cologne. Cange vaji, a couple in folk dress. Sung dance with corcar motifs. The rainbow dance in nature accompanied by a flute and sung couplet. 244.80 m.

Work dance, Devolli’s girls. Foreigners filming the festival. Sung dance of pear girls. Melody with fiddle. Dance sung by women and men, shearing of data. View from the Girokastri wedding. Men’s choir in the room. Dance of Dropulli. Enver Hoxhe’s song from the Gjirokastra band. View of the castle of Gjirokastra from the plane. 180.50 m.

Operator: Ibrahim Kasapi, Niko Treni, Pellumb Kallfa

Collaborators: Mira Mecule, Niko Shallo, Fahri Jukniu, Nikollaq Taja, Enver Kruja, Spiro Shituni

Notes: Film for the Gjirokastra Folklore Festival in 1990.
Director: Kujtim Gjonaj
Screenplay : Agim Shehu, Kolec Traboini
Music: Mira Mecule, Nina Andoni

Producer: Kinostudio “Shqiperia e Re”
Year : 1988
Duration: 35 min.