Alexandre Tsutsunava

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Alexandre Tsutsunava (Georgian: ალექსანდრე წუწუნავა; born 28 January [O.S. 16 January] 1881 – 25 October 1955) was a Georgian theatre and film director.

Alexandre Tsutsunava
Алехандре Тсутсунава
Born
Alexandre Tsutsunava

(1881-01-28)28 January 1881
Died25 October 1955(1955-10-25) (aged 74)
Nationality Russian Empire → Democratic Republic of Georgia → Soviet Union
OccupationFilm director

His film Christine, based on a story by Egnate Ninoshvili,[1] (Georgian: ქრისტინე) was the first Georgian feature film.[2] His other films include Who is the Guilty?.[3]

The Alexandre Tsutsunava Ozurgeti Drama Theatre, inaugurated in 1961 in Georgia, was named after him.[4] In December 2017, the Gosfilmofond of Russia returned the original film Who is the Guilty? to Georgia following a 2014 deal between Russia and Georgia.[5] In 2021, the Georgian National Film Center had fully restored Tsutsunava's film Revolt in Guria (1928).[6]

Filmography

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As director
  • Janki guriashi (1928)
  • Khanuma (1926)
  • Ori monadire (1927)
  • Vin aris damnashave ? (1925)
  • Qristine (1918)
  • Berikaoba-Keenoba (1909)
As writer
  • Janki guriashi (1928)
  • Khanuma (1926)
  • Ori monadire (1927)
  • Vin aris damnashave ? (1925)
  • Qristine (1918)

References

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  1. ^ ""Qristine"". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ Ochiauri, Lela (2011). "Georgian Cinema before and after Independence". KinoKultura.
  3. ^ "Filmography of Aleqsandre Tsutsunava – geocinema.ge"
  4. ^ "Rehabilitated Ozurgeti Drama Theatre Reopens". Georgianjournal.ge. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "11 unique Georgian film rolls return home from Russian archives". Agenda.ge. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ Alexander Gabelia (17 February 2021). "GNFC Restores 1920s Georgian Films and Announces Future Plans". Filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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