
Acting
Georgi Kavtaradze
Born 1940-04-02 · Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Actor, screenwriter, director. People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1982). People's Artist of the Abkhaz ASSR (1983). Graduated from the directing department of the Tbilisi Theater Institute named after Sh. Rustaveli (1967). From the age of 17 he worked at the Academic Theater named after K. Marjanishvili, was a stage worker, director and actor of this theater. Since 1962 - actor and director (since 1967) of the Academic Theater named after Sh. Rustaveli, returned to this theater in 1973. In 1969-1972 he was the chief director of the Batumi Theater named after I. Chavchavadze. Since 1974 she has been a teacher at the Acting Department of the Georgian Theater Institute named after Sh. Rustaveli. In 1976-1982 he was the director of the Kutaisi Art Theater named after L. Meskhishvili. Since 1982 - artistic director and director of the Sukhumi Drama Theater named after K. Gamsakhurdia.
Acting credits
7.8Four sons in the Kirile family - Otar, Nodar, Make and the younger Guram. And all the brothers immediately ask permission to marry. The head of the institute's folk song branch turns to Guram for help in finding rare motives. Guram goes to his native village, where he wants to record songs performed by local elders. At the same time, he wants to marry Nelli, but his parents are against it: it seems to them that he is still too young to marry.
Chari-Rama
1972
7.9It’s about a 13th-century Georgian legendary avenger, the noble robber Matsi Khvitia, who bravely fought against the princes’ arbitrary rule.
Matsi Khvitia
1966
5.8Murad Rasulov, a simple 16-year-old Azerbaijani, raised in Tbilisi, and a passionate fan of football, falls in love for the first time in his life with Anya, a Belarusian girl who is studying at the same institute in Baku, two years older than him. The difference in age and the conflict of cultures becomes an obstacle in the way of a young man whom no one helps, in a hopeless, desperate struggle for love.
Love at First Sight
1975
NRYuri Stepanovich Ipatov, who once held a high-ranking position, is dismissed from his post due to financial misconduct. Coming to terms with his guilt and deeply remorseful, he decides to return to the factory where he began his working life — this time as an ordinary laborer. However, in making this choice, Ipatov did not expect that his beloved daughter Natasha would not only disapprove, but would see it as humiliating to be the daughter of a "small" man...
Dearest Daughter
1987
6.5This musical is based on old Georgian vaudevilles and plays. The early 20th century. Old Tiflis is in confusion and turmoil. A mysterious fairy is helping the poor Pavle’s family: real wood is burning in his old, neglected fireplace, wherein a pot with meat would suddenly appear. The good fairy is impersonated by laundress Vardo who helps not only the poor Pavle, but other families in this quarter as well. Vardo is known to many people in the town, but no one ever suspected that she was capable of performing miracles. The film’s colorful folk melodies, merry songs and fiery dances leave no viewer indifferent. Starring in the leading role is the great Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli.
Melodies of the Vera Quarter
1973
4.7A young man keeps meeting the same girl with a violin again and again. Is it his destiny?
The Wedding
1964
NRScreen adaptation of F. Gorenshtein's satirical stories. A short story film allegorically depicting the life of Soviet Georgia.
Clicks
1973
6.0Four novels "Dinner", "Secret", "business Trip" and "Mozart", United by a common theme of kindness and attention to the surrounding people, tell about the adventures of two elderly, but not lost the taste for life of Georgians!
Cheers, My Dear!
1981
5.9A story about a group of Russian boys who have lost their fathers in the World War II.
The Orphans
1977
10.0The first secretary of the city party committee's house was filled with his colleagues: the head of the construction department, the deputy manager of the bank, a journalist, an ambulance doctor, and the head of the police department - in short, those who were responsible for the city's survival. And, of course, the reason for their gathering was the same: how to protect the city from a natural disaster?
In a Small Town
1985
6.0After finishing school, three friends go to Chiatura for work. Two of them start working in a black stone mine, and the third, Bondo, works as a driver in a lumber yard. Friends' paths divide here. With the advice of the warehouse manager, Bondo gets used to easy income and does not shy away from dark affairs.
Alarm
1968
7.0The film tells about a dreamy photographer who always perceives the world and the clients who come to him with a poetic eye. One day, he falls head over heels in love with a bride who came with her husband to take a picture, whom the groom leaves and runs away. The photographer sincerely offers his hand and heart to the crying woman.
White Stones
1974
9.5An orphaned boy, Lazare, follows a wandering blind man from village to village to find the daily bread. Despite the extreme hardships, their relationship becomes a kind of moral support for the child.
Adventures of Lazare
1973
NRNo synopsis available yet.
გაზაფხულის საღამო
1972
NRGogi is on his way to celebrate the New Year. On the snowy road, he meets a beautiful girl whose car broke down. Gogi gives the tire of his car to beautiful stranger, and he himself, fascinated by his own behavior, meets the New Year alone in the car on a deserted road.
Spare Wheel
1977
6.2Benjamin, the local doctor is a soul of a local society, the educated, friendly, democratic person who often treats the poor for free. It makes him very popular with the locals but most certainly does not help with his bank account. He is in love with a beautiful Manette who is also crazy about him but is being watched closely by her father who called his daughter "his small capital" and is determined to protect her virginity until the moment the marriage contract has been signed...
Don't Grieve!
1968
No synopsis available yet.
The Chair
2004
Puple, Valerian and Asiko are elderly actors. People no longer pay attention to the famous actors of the past. The troupe went on tour without them. They gladly agree to introduce their art to the residents of the village of Fandauri, but as they arrive in the village they find out that they have been invited to the opening of the spring, and they are only asking them for a poem or just a word that touches their heart. The cheerful mood of the actors will be replaced by a sad one.
Spring On A Roadside
1975
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fairy Tale
1980
NRA clever and cunning tailor deftly deceived his client. He praised the ugly tailored trousers so eloquently that his customer simply couldn't refuse the purchase.
Trousers
1988
7.0Based on Maxim Gorky's early autobiographical short stories "One Day in Autumn", "Konovalov", "Twenty Six and One", "My Companion", "The Conclusion", "On the Salt", "Woman".
Across Rus'
1968
5.9The movie consists of three short stories that share a common satirical theme: alcoholism and drunkenness. The stories are "Such an imprudence!," "According to the laws of hospitality," "100 grams for bravery".
100 grams for Bravery
1977
9.0The modest and indecisive Lebedev in his dreams sees himself as strong and courageous. Mentally, he stands up for an unfairly demoted colleague, but in reality does nothing to help him. Oleg has been following the girl he likes for a whole year and is unable to force himself to get to know her. It is becoming more and more difficult for two Lebedevs to get along in one person ...
Lebedev vs. Lebedev
1965
5.0The film tells the story of three elderly musicians who preserve the charm of old Tbilisi in their modern life. Their children died in the war, and those who were left without descendants were left with only their faithful spouses to take care of them. They exist with memories of the past and set excellent examples of philanthropy to those around them.
Old Musicians
1973