Pirosmani

Pirosmani

1969 · 85 min · KA · 7.1 (28 votes)
Dir. Giorgi Shengelaia · Starring Avtandil Varazi, David Abashidze, Givi Aleksandria, Spartak Bagashvili, Teimuraz Beridze, Zurab Kapianidze · Music Vakhtang Kukhianidze
Drama

This Soviet film is 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.

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A visually stunning, melancholic portrait of an artist's quiet struggle. It feels like stepping into a living painting, where every frame evokes the bittersweet beauty of a life lived in profound isolation and dedication to art.

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