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Gia Kancheli

Name in Native Language: "გია ყანჩელი" (Georgian/KA)
Composer | * 08/10/1935 († 84, 10/02/2019) | Tbilisi, Georgia SSR (Soviet Union)
Gia Kancheli (Georgian: გია ყანჩელი; 10 August 1935 – 2 October 2019) was a Georgian composer. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia but resided in Belgium. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kancheli lived first in Berlin, and from 1995 in Antwerp, where he became composer-in-residence for the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. He died in his home city of Tbilisi, aged 84. ()

Giya Kancheli was a Georgian composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1988). Known for orchestra, chamber, and film score music. Some of the famous films that feature his score include Kin-dza-dza! and Mimino.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two Soviet humans previously unknown to each other are transported to the planet Pluke in the Kin-dza-da galaxy due to a chance encounter with an alien teleportation device. They must come to grips wi ...

Kin-dza-dza!

Certification unknown

1986 | 4.0/5 | 2h 15min
Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
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The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to ...

The Tree of Life

PG-13

2011 | 3.4/5 | 2h 19min
Drama, Fantasy
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A man, who becomes mistaken for his brother who was immigrating to Israel from USSR, finds himself caught up in the middle of a bureaucratic mess when he realizes that if he tells the truth about who ...

The Passport

Certification unknown

1990 | 3.4/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy
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An adaptation of Jesus' life, the film mixes real and imaginary characters, biblical and historical references, to present two worlds condemned to coexist. ...

The Wilderness

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1991 | 2h 4min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Gia Kancheli

USSR State Prize People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of The Georgian Ssr Order of Honor (Georgia) Shota Rustaveli Prize Wolf Prize in Arts
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Movies with Gia Kancheli as Actor(1)

2017 He Said «Mommy»

Movies with Gia Kancheli as Crew(28)

Sound/Music2019 Golden Thread
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 He Said «Mommy»
Sound/Music2014 Sleepless in New York
Sound/Music2010 Sounds Under the Sun
Sound/Music2005 Untitled
Sound/Music2004 National Bomb
Sound/Music2002 Bear's Kiss
Sound/Original Music Composer2001 The Quickie
Sound/Music2000 Fortune
Sound/Original Music Composer1991 The Wilderness
Sound/Music1990 The Passport
Sound/Music1990 Neustanovlennoye Litso
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Kin-dza-dza!
Sound/Music1986 Full Circle
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Day of Wrath
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 Tears Were Falling
Sound/Music1983 Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story
Sound/Original Music Composer1978 Some Interviews on Personal Matters
Sound/Music1977 Stepmother Samanishvili
Sound/Music1977 Mimino
Sound/Music1974 The Eccentrics
Sound/Music1973 Rekordi
Sound/Music1972 When Almonds Blossomed
Sound/Music1971 I, the investigator
Sound/Music1970 Feola
Sound/Original Music Composer1968 An Unusual Exhibition
Sound/Music1968 Don't Grieve!
Sound/Music1964 ზღვის შვილები

TV Shows/Series with Gia Kancheli as Crew(1)

Sound/Music1988 Life of Don Quixote and Sancho

Citizenships: Soviet Union (former country), Georgia, Belgium
Born: Saturday, 08/10 1935 (August) in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR (Soviet Union)
Died: Wednesday, 10/02 2019 (October) in Tbilisi (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: German (DE), Georgian (KA)
Educated at: Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Record Label: ECM Records
Other names for Gia Kancheli (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Гия Канчели"
"Гия Коркоташвили"
"Гия Александрович Канчели"
"Георгий Александрович Канчели"
"Giya Kancheli"
"გია ალექსანდრეს ძე ყანჩელი"
"გია ყანჩელი"
"Gija Kantscheli"
Gia Kancheli frequently works together with these people:
Georgiy Daneliya (15x, Crew)
Lana Gogoberidze (8x, Crew)
Revaz Gabriadze (7x, Crew)
Sergei Bodrov (6x, Crew)
Evgeni Leonov (5x, Actor)
Vasili Chkhaidze (5x, Actor)
Eldar Shengelaia (5x, Crew)
Vakhtang Kikabidze (4x, Actor)
Dodo Abashidze (4x, Actor)
Christian Frei (4x, Crew)
Zaira Arsenishvili (4x, Crew)
Rezo Chkheidze (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:187125, Added: 07/14/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024