Giorgi Shengelaya

(1937-2020)

Georgian film director

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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. His 1985 film The Journey of a Young Composer was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival where he won the Silver Bear for Best Director.

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Born	Georgi Nikolaevich Shengelaya 11 May 1937 Moscow, URSS, Russia
Died	17 February 2020 (aged 82)
Zodiac	Taurus
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Sofiko Chiaureli 1937-2008 · Soviet and Georgian actress(1937-2008) · m. ???? info edit

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