Drama History

Pirosmani (1969)

Name: Pirosmani
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1969-12-28
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Avtandil Varazi, David Abashidze, Givi Aleksandria, Spartak Bagashvili, Teimuraz Beridze

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Director: Giorgi Shengelaia

Overview

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.