Nikoloz Shengelaia
Biography
Nikoloz Shengelaia was a Soviet Georgian film director. Nikoloz Shengelaia was one of the founders of Georgian cinema. His epic 1928 silent film “Eliso” is about the exile of Circassian and Chechen people and the colonization of their land in the Caucasus Mountains by imperial Russia.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Movie - 1931, 2h 15m • as One from Baku
Pyotr, backward lad from poor village, comes to town desperate for work. He's hired as replacement ("scab") worker at big metallurgical factory, which is in the throes of a strike organized by the Bolsheviks (communists). Deceitful industrialist's son involves naive young man in an attempt to murder Bolshevik leader.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as self
short documentury about georgian silent film star nato vachnadze, Real name Nato Andronikashvili. Mother was Polish. Her father came from an old noble family which has roots from last Byzantine Emperors. She was the megastar of the Soviet screen in the twenties and thirties. Studio Sakhkinmretsvi gave her almost Hollywood splendor and glamour. Her name was on the top of billboards and magazines, and her photos were on the first pages of papers. Red producers created a legend which broke box-offices. It helped studio Sakhkinmretsvi to become the biggest for those days in the Soviet Union
Movie - 1940, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as self
short documentury about georgian beauty, nato vachnadze who was a major star in soviet silent film era