Cinema of Georgia

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The cinema of Georgia has been noted for its cinematography in Europe. One of the most acclaimed Italian film directors, Federico Fellini, was an admirer of the Georgian film:

“

Georgian film is a completely unique phenomenon, vivid, philosophically inspiring, very wise, childlike. There is everything that can make me cry and I ought to say that it (my crying) is not an easy thing.

”

Georgian cinematography’s reputation has been built by known cinema directors and choreographers such as:

• Nikoloz Shengelaia
• Mikheil Chiaureli
• Otar Ioseliani
• Siko Dolidze
• Kote Mikaberidze
• Tengiz Abuladze
• Revaz Chkheidze
• Eldar Shengelaia
• Giorgi Shengelaia
• Rezo Esadze
• Merab Kokochashvili
• Nana Mchedlidze
• Lana Gogoberidze
• Nana Jorjadze
• Mikheil Kobakhidze
• Goderdzi Chokheli
• Temur Babluani
• Sergei Parajanov

Bibliography

• Lauren Ninoshvili, Ph.D.: Singing between the Words: The Poetics of Georgian Polyphony', New York: Columbia University, 2011, ISBN 9781124334592

See also

• Cinema of the world
• Gruziya-film