Tengiz Archvadze

Parajanov Triptych (2020)

Three short films by Sergei Parajanov, Hakob Hovnatanyan (1967), Kyiv Frescoes (1966) and Arabesques on the Theme of Pirosmani (1986). Scanned and restored from the original camera negatives in 4K by Fixafilm. Produced in association with National Cinema C ...

Anthim the Iberian (2001)

Anthim the Iberian - Antimoz Iverieli, a Georgian theologian, scholar, calligrapher, philosopher and one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia, led the printing press of the prince of Wallachia, and was Metropolitan of Bucharest in 1708-1715. ...

Escape to the End of the World (1991)

Before Rain Stops Pouring (1984)

Salome, a former teacher, constantly lectures her student son, Gia, about morality and the perceived indifference of modern youth. Gia finds her mother's views outdated. Seeking to help Gia clarify her values, Salome asks her husband, Vakhtang, for assista ...

The Book of Oath (1983)

The tragic events in Georgian history, spanning from the 16th to the 18th centuries, culminated in the signing of the Treaty of Georgievsk in 1783, which placed Georgia under Russian protection. ...

First Mountains (1979)

Follows the adventures of a boy who spent his summer holidays in the mountains with geologists. ...

Data Tutashkhia (1977)

A just man becomes an outlaw. He is pursued by the police over the years, while he tries to fight the injustice in the world, but he can't figure out the minds of his fellow men, and is often misunderstood. ...

Cinema (1977)

At the end of the 20th century, the son of a distinguished family, Sosiko Cholokashvili, became interested in cinematography, a field unknown to the public. Despite his inexperience, financial difficulties, and disappointment, one of the first enthusiasts ...

When Mothers Aren't At Home (1977)

Based on Revaz Inanishvili story "Men" ...

Don't Believe that I'm No Longer Here (1975)

The film is based on a real story. Climbers found the purse of a military postman killed during World War II, letters sent 30 years later. ...

Let Him Stay With Us (1975)

The 1974 Irina Tarkovskaya Russian family romantic melodrama starring Tengiz Archvadze, Tatyana Batrokova, Valentin Bogdanov, Pyotr Cherkashin, and Vera Golovina. ...

The Farm In Mountains (1974)

Everyday life of farmers in mountains ...

The Life (1972)

The film tells the life of a Georgian woman from 1920s to the present day. Love, marriage, Russian annexation and collectivization, world war, loss of children - Sidonia went through many sorrows and troubles on her way of life, but she always maintained ...

The Stars Don't Fade (1971)

The film consists of several novels reproducing the most vivid pages of the biography of the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of Azerbaijan Nariman Narimanov (1870-1925). ...

The Red Tent (1969)

Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia. ...

The Right Hand of the Grand Master (1969)

It is set during the 11th century and tells of the reign of King George I. He is at war with Byzantine Empire ruled by Basil II. Apart from ongoing war, he has to fight rebellious Georgian tribes. Problems occur when King George falls in love with Shorena. ...

Spring Comes Soon (1969)

The old peasant Minago Iremadze and his wife miss their children who live in the city. The older brother married a city girl, the younger studies there. Minago decides to bring them back home. He goes to the city and tells everything to his sons. The broth ...

Crucified Island (1968)

Based on true story of Georgian uprising on Texel. ...

The Plea (1967)

Brave sons of Khevsureti and Kisteti fight against each to protect their homelands. But, they confront faulty domestic traditions to respect enemy's true prowess and find themselves in conflict with own compatriots. ...

Meeting in Mountains (1967)

A film crew arrives in Georgia's mountainous Khevsureti region. Lali Mindeli, a famous pop singer and film star who wants to know more about her character, walks around in traditional Khevsurian costume and rides horses. During the making of the film, she ...

Meeting With The Past (1966)

In the early twenties, with the advent of Soviet power, a difficult period of collectivization began in a small Georgian mountain village. Nino leaves his native village. Years pass, becoming a famous surgeon, she comes to celebrate the thirtieth anniversa ...

Ballad of Khevsureti (1966)

When Imeda's father is killed in a blood revenge accident, the family moves him to the city where he is sheltered at his father's friend. After fifteen year he gets back to Khevsureti. A talented painter, he spends most of his time doing sketches of nature ...

Kyiv Frescoes (1966)

Parajanov's collage of all the footage that remained from his film "Kyiv Frescoes," which was halted by the Soviet authorities who demanded that all the negatives be destroyed. ...

The Twenty Six Comissars (1966)

The film is about dramatic revolutionary events happened in 1918 in Baku. ...

I See the Sun (1965)

In Georgia during WWII Zurikela, an orphan boy, meets Khatia, a blind girl, and vows to help her to see again. ...

Law of Mountains (1964)

The film takes place in the 17th century. Even during the wedding of his friend Google, Onise realized that he loved his wife Dzija. But he swore to be her brother and protect her. Anisa also liked Jiji more, but she did not like Gugu, she married him acco ...

Kind People (1961)

Instead of going to the front, where he had decided to go after his father's death, Giga Betaneli ends up at a defence factory in Donbass. His fiancée Nana, who had not received any letters from him, believed he had died. Several years later, Betaneli r ...

Under One Sky (1961)

A three-part feature film by Georgian director Lana Ghoghoberidze, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Soviet Union. The film is based on Leo Qiacheli's short story "Princess Maya" and Archil Sulakauri's novels "Doves" and "Fresco". These three storie ...