Georgi Daneliya

Georgi Daneliya

Georgi Danelia (Georgian: გიორგი დანელია, Russian: Георгий Николаевич Данелия; born Tbilisi, 25 August 1930) is a Russian film director of Georgian descent, who became known throughout the Soviet Union for his sad comedies (as he styles them), bittersweet as the life itself. Image File history File links GeorgiDanelia1. ... Image File history File links GeorgyDanelia2. ... Tbilisi (Georgian თბილისი) — is the capital city of the country Georgia, located on the shore of Kura (Mtkvari) river, at 41°43′ N 44°47′ E. Tbilisi is also known by its former Turkish name Tiflis. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Danelia graduated from the Moscow Architecture Institute and worked as an architect. His 1964 feature I Step Through Moscow, starring Nikita Mikhalkov, is one of the most characteristic films of the Khrushchev Thaw. Danelia's most popular movies were probably "Mimino" (1977), about a Georgian pilot's adventures in Moscow, and "The Authumn Marathon" (1980), about a translator vacillating between his wife and mistress. In 1986 he directed a weird sci-fi feature, "Kin-Dza-Dza". Most of his films featured his wife Lyubov Sokolova, which has been cited by the Guinness Book of Records as the most prolific film actress ever, and his friend Yevgeny Leonov. Danelia was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1990. Recently, he has been involved in animation projects. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... I Step Through Moscow is a soviet movie filmed in 1963 and directed by Georgi Daneliya, starring Nikita Mikhalkov, Alexey Loktev, Evgeniy Steblov and Galina Polskih. ... Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (Никита Сeргеевич Михалков in Russian) (born in 1945, Moscow), Russian filmmaker and actor. ... In Soviet history, Kruschevs Thaw or Khrushchev Thaw refers to the period between the end of 1950s and the beginning of 1960s, when repressions and censorship reached a low point. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kin-Dza-Dza (Кин-Дза-Дза in Russian, pronounced Kin-Dzuh-DZUH) was a 1986 Soviet science fiction film released by the Mosfilm studio. ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ... Postage stamp devoted to Leonov Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (Russian: ; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a famous Russian/Soviet actor who played main parts in the most amazing Soviet films. ... Maria Yermolova, first Peoples Artist of the Republic (1920). ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Animation is the illusion of motion created by the consecutive display of images of static elements. ...

Filmography

• Fortune (Фортуна) (2000)
• Oryol i reshka (1995)
• Nastya (1993)
• The Passport (Паспорт) (1990)
• Kin-Dza-Dza (Кин-Дза-Дза) (1986)
• Tears Were Dropping (Слёзы капали) (1982)
• Autumn Marathon (Осенний марафон) (1979)
• Mimino (Мимино) (1977)
• Afonya (Афоня ) (1975)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Sovsem propashchiy) (1972)
• Don't Grieve (Не горюй, Ar daidardo) (1969)
• 33 (1965)
• Walking the Streets of Moscow (Я шагаю по Москве) (1963)
• To the Port (Put k prichalu) (1962)
• Seryozha (1960)

External links

• Georgi Daneliya in IMDB