'The Antique' Review: Georgia's Stately Oscar Submission

Story by Guy Lodge

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A Georgian immigrant's illegal antique trade and crumbling St. Petersburg apartment reveal the ruinous costs of clinging to the past in this Oscar-contender from Georgia.

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The film marks the sophomore feature from director Rusudan Glurjidze, whose acclaimed debut 'House of Others' was Georgia's 2016 Oscar submission
Lead actress Salome Demuria delivers a 'weathered, wintry' performance as Medea, an antique dealer struggling to build a new life in Russia

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Rusudan Glurjidze, Salome Demuria, Georgia, 'The Antique', 'House of Others'

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