Pirosmani

Drama, History

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Giorgi Shengelaia

Status Released

Release Date 1969-12-28

Storyline

A biography of the Georgian primitive artist Nikoloz Pirosmanishvili (1862–1918), better known as Pirosmani, who died of starvation and sold his paintings to bars and restaurants for food and drink. The film experiments with color control techniques based on the painter’s style.