Pirosmani

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A biography of the Georgian primitive artist Nikoloz Pirosmanishvili (1862–1918), better known as Pirosmani, who died of starvation and sold his paintings to bars and restaurants for food and drink. The film experiments with color control techniques based on the painter’s style.

Country:

Soviet Union

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

85 minutes

Year:

1969

Director:

Giorgi Shengelaia

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Company:

Georgia-Film

Cast:
Avtandil Varazi

Nico Pirosmanichvili

Dodo Abashidze

Kinto

Givi Aleqsandria

Spartak Bagashvili

Teimuraz Beridze

Crew:
Giorgi Shengelaia

Director

Erlom Akhvlediani

Screenplay

Giorgi Shengelaia

Screenplay

Konstantin Apryatin

Director of Photography

Otar Gegechkori

Sound Director