Alexandre Tsutsunava ( ka, ალექსანდრე წუწუნავა; born – 25 October 1955) was a
Georgia
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n theatre and film director.
His film ''Christine'', based on a story by
Egnate Ninoshvili, ( ka, ქრისტინე) was the first Georgian
feature film
A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
.
His other films include ''
Who is the Guilty?''.
The Alexandre Tsutsunava Ozurgeti Drama Theatre, inaugurated in 1961 in Georgia, was named after him. In December 2017, the
Gosfilmofond
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of Russia returned the original film ''Who is the Guilty?'' to Georgia following a 2014 deal between Russia and Georgia. In 2021, the Georgian National Film Center had fully restored Tsutsunava's film ''Revolt in Guria'' (1928).
Filmography
; 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)
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Alexandre Tsutsunava
1881 births
1955 deaths
Film directors from Georgia (country)
Soviet film directors
People's Artists of Georgia
Stalin Prize winners
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