Pirosmani
Dec 28 1969
•1h 25m
•Drama
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.
Cast
See allAvtandil Varazi
Nico Pirosmanichvili
Dodo Abashidze
Kinto
Givi Aleqsandria
Spartak Bagashvili
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