Pirosmani
(1969)
★ 7.1 IMDb · 42 votes
Year: 1969
Runtime: 86 мин
Country: Soviet Union
Director: Георгий Шенгелая
Cast: Avtandil Varazi, Давид Абашидзе, Гиви Александрия, Спартак Багашвили, Teimuraz Beridze, Зураб Капианидзе, Шота Даушвили, Александр Рехвиашвили, Борис Ципурия, Марго Гварамадзе
Plot
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.