In this environment, a handful of audacious directors re-appropriated Western literary classics, filtering them through a distinctly Caucasian, melancholic, and absurdist lens. Gordost i predrazs-d-ci — a deliberately misspelled, phonetic Cyrillic transcription of Pride and Prejudice — would fit perfectly into this category. The Russian/Georgian title «Гордость и предразс-д-ци» is not standard. The correct Russian for Austen’s novel is Гордость и предубеждение ( Gordost' i predubezhdeniye ). The given title replaces предубеждение with предразс-д-ци — a nonsensical, fractured word that might combine предрассудки (prejudices) with a visual stutter (the hyphens and the letter с ).
However, no widely known 1995 Georgian-French film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice exists in official film databases (IMDb, Letterboxd, BFI, or major European film archives). The 1995 cinematic landmark for Austen is the BBC’s iconic six-episode TV serial (starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle). So what is Gordost i predrazs-d-ci ? gordost i predrazs-d-ci film 1995
Yet the persistent rumors, the 12 minutes of archived footage, and contemporary references suggest a kernel of truth. In 2021, a Georgian filmmaker announced a documentary called Searching for the Lost Pride , aiming to track down Janelidze (still missing) and any surviving film elements. The project remains unfinished. Gordost i predrazs-d-ci (1995) is either a minor masterpiece of post-Soviet absurdist cinema or a collective false memory — perhaps both. It stands as a ghost in the filmography of Georgian cinema, a “what if” that refuses full confirmation or denial. For lovers of Jane Austen and lost films alike, it remains a tantalizing, frustrating, and deeply poetic enigma. In this environment, a handful of audacious directors