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Eldar Shengelaia

Name in Native Language: "ელდარ შენგელაია" (Georgian/KA)
Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Politician | * 01/26/1933 (91) | Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgian SSR, ZSFSR (Soviet Union)
Eldar Shengelaia (Georgian: ელდარ შენგელაია; Russian: Эльда́р Никола́евич Шенгела́я; born 26 January 1933) is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was a member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia (1979) and of the Soviet Union (1988). He has been a chairman of the Film-makers' Union of Georgia since 1976. Since 2008, he has been chairman of the State Council of Heraldry at the Parliament of Georgia. ()
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Eldar Shengelaia is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was a member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia and of the Soviet Union.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Fantasy

Known for these Movies & Shows

Martia, an experienced shepherd together with others is moving his herd to the winter pastures. The life of the shepherds is mundane and complex to the extent that even a minor mistake is fraught with ...

The White Caravan

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1964 | 2.9/5 | 1h 33min
 
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Surrealistic movie about prisoners who invent flying apparatus. ...

The Eccentrics

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1974 | 3.6/5 | 1h 19min
Comedy, Fantasy
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After the defeat in elections, Refugees Eviction Minister, Giorgi Mchedlishvili, loses everything that is dear to him: the office, the car, the source of income and most importantly - power. Giorgi’ ...

The Chair

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2017 | 1h 37min
 
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An author - a passive young man - enters the Soviet-controlled bureaucracy of Georgia attempting to get his novel published only to be neglected and compartmentalized at every turn. ...

Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story

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1983 | 3.9/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Eldar Shengelaia

USSR State Prize People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of The Georgian Ssr Shota Rustaveli Prize St. George's Order of Victory Nika Award Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Lenin
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Movies with Eldar Shengelaia as Crew(10)

Directing/Director2017 The Chair
Directing/Director1983 Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story
Writing/Writer1983 Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story
Directing/Director1977 Stepmother Samanishvili
Directing/Director1974 The Eccentrics
Directing/Director1968 An Unusual Exhibition
Directing/Director1965 Mikela
Writing/Adaptation1965 Mikela
Directing/Director1964 The White Caravan
Directing/Director1958 The Legend of the Icy Heart

Full Name: Eldar Shengelaya
Citizenships: Soviet Union (former country), Georgia
Born: Thursday, 01/26 1933 (January) in Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgian SSR, ZSFSR (Soviet Union) (current age: 91 years + 91 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Georgian (KA), Russian (RU)
Educated at: Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Employer: Mosfilm, Kartuli Pilmi, Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University
Member of: Association of Filmmakers of the USSR
Spouses (current/former): Ariadna Shengelaya
Mother: Nato Vachnadze
Other names for Eldar Shengelaia (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"ელდარ შენგელაია"
"Эльдар Шенгелая"
"Eldar Shengelaya"
"Eldar Schengelaia"
Eldar Shengelaia frequently works together with these people:
Gia Kancheli (4x, Crew)
Vasili Chkhaidze (3x, Actor)
Grigol Tkabladze (2x, Cast)
Imedo Kakhiani (2x, Actor)
Vasil Kakhniashvili (2x, Actor)
Salome Kancheli (2x, Cast)
Rezo Cheishvili (2x, Crew)
Revaz Gabriadze (2x, Crew)
Davit Kldiashvili (2x, Crew)
Murman Tsintsadze (2x, Crew)
Boris Tskhakaya (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:407618, Added: 09/21/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024