Pirosmani
MovieTitle | ფიროსმანი |
User score | 6.9 |
Release date | Dec 28, 1969 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Giorgi Shengelaia |
Production country | Soviet Union |
Production companies | Georgia-Film |
Run time | 85 min. |
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.