Pirosmani (film) explained

Pirosmani
Director:	Giorgi Shengelaia
Starring:	Avto Varazi
Music:	Nodar Gabunia
Cinematography:	Levan Paatashvili
Runtime:	81 minutes
Country:	Soviet Union
Language:	Georgian

Pirosmani (Georgian: ფიროსმანი, translit. Pirosmani, Russian: link=no|Пиросмани) is a 1969 Georgian biographical art-drama film directed by Giorgi Shengelaia, about Georgian primitivist painter Niko Pirosmani.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Avto Varazi as Niko Pirosmani
  • • • • Zurab Kapianidze Dodo Abashidze Spartak Bagashvili Kote Daushvili Boris Tsipuria
• Givi Aleksandria

Prizes and awards

• 1973 : Sutherland Trophy at BFI London Film Festival
• 1974 : Grand Prize: Gold Hugo at Chicago International Film Festival
• 1974 : Prize for Best Biographical film at Asolo Art Film Festival

Notes and References

1. Book: Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Peter Rollberg. Rowman & Littlefield. 2016. US. 1442268425. 576.
2. http://esadir.cat/filmoteca/fitxa/node/Pirosmani ésAdir > Filmoteca: pel·lícules > Pirosmani
3. Michel Capdenac, Pantalla, n° 41, 15 November 1975.