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Pirosmani

ფიროსმანი

1969 · 85 min · Drama

This luminous, painterly biography evokes the life of the self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani, who traded his now-treasured canvases to tavern keepers for food and drink and died in poverty. A film composed like a series of living pictures.

Runtime
85 min
Genre
Drama · History
Mood
thoughtful · dark
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit · shorter watch · film history

Part of 10 Essential Georgian Films

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