Pirosmani (1969)

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.

• Release Date: 1969-12-28
• Runtime: 1h 25min
• Production Company: Georgia-Film
• Production Country: Soviet Union
• Director: Giorgi Shengelaia
• Writers: Giorgi Shengelaia, Erlom Akhvlediani.