Pirosmani (film)

Pirosmani (Georgian: ფიროსმანი, translit. Pirosmani, Russian: Пиросмани) is a 1969 Soviet biographical art-drama film directed by Giorgi Shengelaia, about Georgian primitivist painter Niko Pirosmani.^[1][2][3]

Pirosmani
Directed by	Giorgi Shengelaia
Written by	Giorgi Shengelaia Erlom Akhvlediani
Starring	Avto Varazi
Cinematography	Levan Paatashvili
Music by	Nodar Gabunia
Release date	1969 (1969)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Russian, Georgian, French

Cast

• Avto Varazi as Niko Pirosmani
• Zurab Kapianidze
• Dodo Abashidze
• Spartak Bagashvili
• Kote Daushvili
• Boris Tsipuria
• Givi Aleksandria

Prizes and awards

• 1973 : Sutherland Trophy at BFI London Film Festival
• 1974 : Grand Prize: Gold Hugo at Chicago International Film Festival
• 1974 : Prize for Best Biographical film at Asolo Art Film Festival