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Giorgi Shengelaia (Georgian: გიორგი შენგელაია; Russian: Гео́ргий Никола́евич Шенгела́я; 11 May 1937 – 17 February 2020) was a Georgian and Soviet film director. He directed 14 films since 1961.
Giorgi Shengelaia was born on 11 May 1937 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Pirosmani (1969), Veris ubnis melodiebi (1973) and Voyage of the Young Composer (1985). He was married to Nina Ketevan and Sofiko Chiaureli. He died on 17 February 2020 in Georgia.
- January 1, 1
- Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- January 1, 1
- Georgia
Feb 5, 2019 · This film is about the great Georgian painter – primitivist Niko Pirosmanashvili (1862-1918). An unknown, self-taught painter roams the streets of a city, painting his pictures. The local people...
- 81 min
- 34K
- THE GOOD FILMS
Jul 15, 2022 · Pirosmani is a legendary film in Georgian cinema, one of its defining masterpieces and the pinnacle of Giorgi Shengelaia's career, according to himself, and undisputably a unique and...
- 15 min
- 5.5K
- Plan-Séquence
Feb 24, 2020 · Giorgi Shengelaia saw his contemporaries die young under the brutal pressures of the Soviet film system. But even as communism fell, the artist was left feeling out of step with the modern art world he'd helped create.
Feb 4, 2020 · Acclaimed Georgian film director Giorgi Shengelaia, also known for his work as an actor, has passed away at the age of 82 today. Born on May 11, 1937, Shengelaia studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow.
Giorgi Shengelaia was born on May 11, 1937 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR as Georgiy Nikolaevich Shengelaya. He is a director and writer, known for Pirosmani (1969), Veris ubnis melodiebi (1974) and Voyage of the Young Composer (1985).
