There Once Was a Singing Blackbird
1970•1h 18m•6.4•Released
DramaComedyMusic
Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother. Gia spends his days flitting from friend to friend, lover to lover, avoiding any responsibility, and never staying still for five minutes. However, he always manages to arrive at the theater just in time to play the drums at the end of the ballet.
Director
Otar Iosseliani
Writer
Dimitri Eristavi, Otar Iosseliani, Shermazan Kakichashvili, Semyon Lungin, Otar Mekhrishvili, Ilya Nusinov
Languages
Georgian, Russian
Studio
Georgia-Film
Cast
Gela Kandelaki
Gia Agladze
Gogi Chkheidze
Jansug Kakhidze
Conductor
Irine Jandieri
Elene Landia
I. Mdivani
Marina Kartsivadze
Nugzar Erkomaishvili
Irakli Kokrashvili
Natia Anjaparidze
Dea Ivanidze
Tamari Ishkhneli
T. Gedevanishvili
R. Baramidze
Robert Sturua
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