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There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

19706.21h 18m

Overview

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.

Directed by Otar Iosseliani
Written by Dimitri Eristavi, Otar Iosseliani, Sh. Kakichashvili
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Top Cast

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Gela Kandelaki

Gia Agladze

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Gogi Chkheidze

Jansug Kakhidze

Jansug Kakhidze

Conductor

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Irine Jandieri

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Elene Landia

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I. Mdivani

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Marina Kartsivadze

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Nugzar Erkomaishvili

Irakli Kokrashvili

Irakli Kokrashvili

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Natia Anjaparidze

Themes & Keywords

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About There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

There Once Was a Singing Blackbird is a drama, comedy, music film released in 1970 exploring themes of orchestra, carefree, tbilisi. Directed by Otar Iosseliani, it stars Gela Kandelaki, Gogi Chkheidze, Jansug Kakhidze. 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.

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