| The Eccentrics | |
| Director: | Eldar Shengelaia |
| Starring: | Vasili Chkhaidze, Demno Jgenti, Ariadna Shengelaia |
| Music: | Giya Kancheli |
| Distributor: | Gruziya-film |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Country: | Soviet Union, Georgia |
| Language: | Georgian, Russian |
The Eccentrics (Georgian: შერეკილები, Sherekilebi; ru|Чудаки, Chudaki) is a 1973 Soviet satire-comedy film directed by Eldar Shengelaia.[1]
Ertaoz Bregvadze goes to the city intending to sell a chicken and pay off his father's debts. Upon arrival, he falls instantly in love with a beautiful woman named Margalita and decides to help her dispose of the body of her lover, a policeman. At the cemetery, the policeman unexpectedly regains consciousness and arrests Ertaoz along with the chicken. Ertaoz is sentenced to ten years in prison, while the bird receives seven. In prison, they meet Khristofor, an inventor who has created a flying machine that runs on the power of love instead of fuel.