Pirosmani (1969)
85 min
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.
- Release date
- December 28, 1969
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Music
- Nodar Gabunia, Vakhtang Kukhianidze
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Trailer
Cast
- Avtandil Varazi as Niko Pirosmanishvili
- Dodo Abashidze as Kinto
- Givi Aleksandria
- Spartak Bagashvili
- Teimuraz Beridze as drug Pirosmanishvili
- Zurab Kapianidze as Ushangi
- Aleksandre Rekhviashvili
- Boris Tsipuria as Dimitriy
- Kote Daushvili as muzh sestri Pirosmanishvili
- Margo Gvaramadze
- Nino Seturidze
- Rosalia Mintshin
Crew
- Giorgi Shengelaia · Director
- Erlom Akhvlediani · Writer
- Giorgi Shengelaia · Writer
- Nodar Gabunia · Composer
- Vakhtang Kukhianidze · Composer
- Konstantin Apryatin · Cinematographer
- Dudar Margiev · Cinematographer
- Aleksandre Rekhviashvili · Cinematographer
- M. Karalashvili · Editor
- Vaso Arabidze · Production designer
- Avtandil Varazi · Production designer