FILM DIRECTOR

Giorgi Shengelaia

1937 - 2020

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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. His film Pirosmani (a poetic film about the great Georgian primitive artist Niko Pirosmanishvili who worked circa 1915) won the Grand Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1974 and went on to international critical acclaim. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giorgi Shengelaia has received more than 41,152 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Giorgi Shengelaia is the 947th most popular film director (down from 919th in 2019), the 1,647th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,552nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Russian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Giorgi Shengelaia ranks 947 out of 2,041. Before him are Hamo Beknazarian, Carlo Di Palma, Mark Donskoy, Jasmila Žbanić, Hideo Nakata, and Ben Sharpsteen. After him are Idrissa Ouédraogo, Peter R. Hunt, Xie Jin, Erika Lust, Matt Reeves, and Justine Triet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Giorgi Shengelaia ranks 318. Before him are Lawrence Roberts, Una Stubbs, Ingrid Pitt, Jorge Cafrune, Pierluigi Chicca, and William Lombardy. After him are Gyula Zsivótzky, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Chris Blackwell, Loretta Swit, Manga, and Grace Bumbry. Among people deceased in 2020, Giorgi Shengelaia ranks 367. Before him are Wolfgang Uhlmann, John D. Barrow, Gergely Kulcsár, Jerry Sloan, Gudrun Pausewang, and Jan Myrdal. After him are Inna Makarova, Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Allen Garfield, Tom Lister Jr., John Baldessari, and Karin Lindberg.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Giorgi Shengelaia ranks 1,647 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Mashkov (1963), Igor Larionov (1960), Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903), Vasily Stasov (1769), Vladislav Listyev (1956), and Sergey Chaplygin (1869). After him are Jürgen Moser (1928), Natalya Arinbasarova (1946), Lyudmila Shevtsova (1934), Mikhail Artamonov (1898), Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1857), and Inna Makarova (1926).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Russia

Among film directors born in Russia, Giorgi Shengelaia ranks 42. Before him are Esfir Shub (1894), Ivan Ivanov-Vano (1900), Pyotr Chardynin (1873), Alexandre Volkoff (1885), Lev Atamanov (1905), and Yuri Ozerov (1921). After him are Vladimir Bortko (1946), Fyodor Khitruk (1917), Sergey Obraztsov (1901), Sergei Solovyov (1944), Mikhail Kozakov (1934), and Fedor Ozep (1895).

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Filmography

Pirosmani
Director
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.
Dec 28th 19696.9 / 10
Melodies of the Vera Quarter
Director
This musical is based on old Georgian vaudevilles and plays. The early 20th century. Old Tiflis is in confusion and turmoil. A mysterious fairy is helping the poor Pavle’s family: real wood is burning in his old, neglected fireplace, wherein a pot with meat would suddenly appear. The good fairy is impersonated by laundress Vardo who helps not only the poor Pavle, but other families in this quarter as well. Vardo is known to many people in the town, but no one ever suspected that she was capable of performing miracles. The film’s colorful folk melodies, merry songs and fiery dances leave no viewer indifferent. Starring in the leading role is the great Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli.
Dec 29th 19735.8 / 10
Everyone Needs Love
Director
A graduate of a sewing school arrives in a Kakhetian village. Insisting on opening a fashion house there, the energetic and good-natured Makvala makes the life of the villagers much more lively.
Nov 2nd 19805.5 / 10