There Once Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
Iko shashvi mgalobeli
85 min
Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother. Gia spends his days flitting from friend to friend, lover to lover, avoiding any responsibility, and never staying still for five minutes. However, he always manages to arrive at the theater just in time to play the drums at the end of the ballet.
- Release date
- July 11, 1972
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Music
- Temur Bakuradze
Where to watch
Subscription
Klassiki
Cast
- Gela Kandelaki as Gia Agladze
- Gogi Chkheidze as Gogi
- Jansug Kakhidze as Dirizher
- Irine Jandieri as Ballerina Lia
- Elene Landia
- Marina Kartsivadze as Gia's Girlfriend
- Nugzar Erkomaishvili as Nugzar
- Irakli Kokrashvili
- Natia Anjaparidze
- Maka Makharadze
- Kakhi Kavsadze
- Irina Mdivani
Crew
- Otar Iosseliani · Director
- Dimitri Eristavi · Writer
- Otar Iosseliani · Writer
- Sh. Kakichashvili · Writer
- Semyon Lungin · Writer
- Temur Bakuradze · Composer
- Abessalom Maisuradze · Cinematographer
- Julietta Bezuashvili · Editor