Giorgi Schengelaia
Giorgi Schengelaia (born May 11, 1937 in Tbilisi , † February 17, 2020 ) was a Georgian film director .
life and work
Giorgi Schengelaia was a Georgian film director and writer . His parents were Nato Watschnadze , a legendary Georgian actress during the silent movie era , and Nikolos Schengelaia , a pioneer of Georgian cinematography . His brother is the film producer Eldar Schengelaia .
The feature film Pirosmani is the most famous film by Giorgi Schengelaia. Schengelaia made a documentary in 1969 about the life of the Georgian folk painter Pirosmani , which won first prize at the 1972 Chicago International Film Festival .
Schengelaia has worked as a director, author and producer in numerous films and took part in documenta 6 in Kassel in 1977 .
Filmography (fragmentary)
- 1961: Niko Pirosmanishvili (documentary)
- 1969: Pirosmani (Pirosmani)
- 1973: Melodies of the Weriski district (geo .: ვერის უბნის მელოდიები rus.:Melodii Weriskowo Kwartala)
Web link
- Giorgi Shengelaia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Catalog for documenta 6: Volume 2: Photography, film, video; Kassel 1977, page 234 ISBN 3-920453-00-X
- ↑ Gaga Tschcheidze: Filmland Georgia: A Father and Two Sons. The Schengelajas films accessed on October 10, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schengelaia, Giorgi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Šengelaja, Georgij Nikolaevič; Šengelaja, Georgij; Shengelaya, Georgiy Nikolaevich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th February 2020 |