Alexandre Tsutsunava ( ka, ალექსანდრე წუწუნავა; born – 25 October 1955) was a
Georgian theatre and film director.
His film ''Christine'', based on a story by
Egnate Ninoshvili
Egnate Tomas dze Ninoshvili (17 February 1859 – 12 May 1894) was a Georgian writer and social democratic activist.
Early life and education
Ninoshvili was born in a poor peasant family in Kela village, Guria region in western Georgia. He stu ...
, ( ka, ქრისტინე) was the first Georgian
feature film.
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 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)
References
External links
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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