Otar Iosseliani
Know for: Directing
Born: 1934-02-02
Place of birth: Tbilisi, Georgia
Also know as:
Gardens in Autumn (2006)
When he loses his position as a powerful government minister, Vincent is dropped by his pretty mistress and must begin life anew, without the...
Son of Gascogne (1995)
You're a provincial kid in Paris and suddenly you're the center of attention: Movie stars, famous directors and sexy women are doting on you because...
Story of Young Girl (1960)
An Young, inexperiences girl had decided to live in the countryside, but she can't find her place among gloomy, unfriendly locals, Can't manage to do...
Falling Leaves (1966)
A young worker takes a job at a local state run winery only to discover and become disillusioned by the corruption of the Soviet State.
Monday Morning (2002)
Vincent lives in a village, along the Rhône. Every morning he goes to the factory to work, and in the evening he takes care of his family. One...
Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999)
Nicholas is the eldest son of a wealthy suburban family, whose businesswoman mother makes deals from a helicopter and has an affair with her business...
The Last Days of Humanity (2023)
The panorama of human affairs encounters the “man with a movie camera”. His playground has no boundaries, his curiosity no limits....
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky (2012)
Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film uses unique materials related to the years Tarkovsky spent in Italy, personal...
Sept pièces pour cinéma noir et blanc (1983)
"Before we started work on the film "Les Favoris de la Lune" , I tried to capture on film my first impressions of the city and the people who inhabit...
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky (1988)
A documentary about the life of Andrei Tarkovsky in exile in Western Europe including Italy, Sweden, Germany and France until his sad demise to a...
Watercolor (1958)
A man tries to escape from his wife in order to visit an exhibition, where he sees a painting representing his own house.
VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession (1979)
The story of VGIK teachers and students about the acting profession.
Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999)
Nicholas is the eldest son of a wealthy suburban family, whose businesswoman mother makes deals from a helicopter and has an affair with her business...
Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999)
Nicholas is the eldest son of a wealthy suburban family, whose businesswoman mother makes deals from a helicopter and has an affair with her business...
Gardens in Autumn (2006)
When he loses his position as a powerful government minister, Vincent is dropped by his pretty mistress and must begin life anew, without the...
Brigands, Chapter VII (1996)
A witty, despairing French-Russian-Italian-Swiss art movie set in 16th-century Georgia, Stalinist Georgia, contemporary Georgia, and contemporary...
Favourites of the Moon (1985)
A porcelain table service and a painting from the 19th century pass from hand to hand and deteriorate over time, sealing the fate of different...
Favourites of the Moon (1985)
A porcelain table service and a painting from the 19th century pass from hand to hand and deteriorate over time, sealing the fate of different...
Monday Morning (2002)
Vincent lives in a village, along the Rhône. Every morning he goes to the factory to work, and in the evening he takes care of his family. One...
Monday Morning (2002)
Vincent lives in a village, along the Rhône. Every morning he goes to the factory to work, and in the evening he takes care of his family. One...
Chasing Butterflies (1992)
Two old ladies live in a French chateau. When one of them dies, her sister, who lives in Moscow, inherits the property, which soon ends up in the...
Chantrapas (2011)
A filmmaker finds creative freedom more elusive than he imagined in this ironic comedy-drama. Tired of the state-appointed producers and censorship...
Chantrapas (2011)
A filmmaker finds creative freedom more elusive than he imagined in this ironic comedy-drama. Tired of the state-appointed producers and censorship...
April (1963)
A critique of materialism, the film is about a young couple who live in a rundown empty apartment. Their love is so strong that it makes the water...
There Once Was a Singing Blackbird (1974)
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...
Falling Leaves (1966)
A young worker takes a job at a local state run winery only to discover and become disillusioned by the corruption of the Soviet State.
Winter Song (2015)
Two old friends have urban adventures connected to the skull of an executed French aristocrat.
Pastorale (1975)
In the mountain village comes a group of young musicians in Tbilisi. Here they are going to relax and rehearse. Sad story about the final rupture...
And Then There Was Light (1989)
Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the...
A Little Monastery in Tuscany (1988)
It is a brief documentary which records the life of five Augustinian monks in the little monastery of Castelnuovo dell'Abate, a Tuscan village, as...
Sapovnela (1959)
Amidst the hills of the ancient city of Mtskheta, an aging man nearing his hundredth year is forced to make way for a new road being paved through...
Cast Iron (1964)
Documentary of the Rustavi Metal Works, in the country of Georgia.
Georgian Ancient Songs (1969)
Under the premise of documenting for the sake of preservation the various forms of Georgian religious chanting, a distinct kind of sonorous psalmody...
Sept pièces pour cinéma noir et blanc (1983)
"Before we started work on the film "Les Favoris de la Lune" , I tried to capture on film my first impressions of the city and the people who inhabit...
Euskadi, Summer 1982 (1983)
Part of a series in which foreign filmmakers portray a region or town in France. Otar Iosselani looks at the Basque region and its inhabitants.
Watercolor (1958)
A man tries to escape from his wife in order to visit an exhibition, where he sees a painting representing his own house.
Brigands, Chapter VII (1996)
A witty, despairing French-Russian-Italian-Swiss art movie set in 16th-century Georgia, Stalinist Georgia, contemporary Georgia, and contemporary...
And Then There Was Light (1989)
Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the...
Georgia, Alone (1995)
The horrific war in Chechnya, a neighbor of Georgia, gives a special poignancy to Otar Iosseliani’s fascinating, four-hour, made-for-television...
Pastorale (1975)
In the mountain village comes a group of young musicians in Tbilisi. Here they are going to relax and rehearse. Sad story about the final rupture...
Georgia, Alone (1995)
The horrific war in Chechnya, a neighbor of Georgia, gives a special poignancy to Otar Iosseliani’s fascinating, four-hour, made-for-television...
April (1963)
A critique of materialism, the film is about a young couple who live in a rundown empty apartment. Their love is so strong that it makes the water...
There Once Was a Singing Blackbird (1974)
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...
Winter Song (2015)
Two old friends have urban adventures connected to the skull of an executed French aristocrat.
Winter Song (2015)
Two old friends have urban adventures connected to the skull of an executed French aristocrat.
Cast Iron (1964)
Documentary of the Rustavi Metal Works, in the country of Georgia.
Gardens in Autumn (2006)
When he loses his position as a powerful government minister, Vincent is dropped by his pretty mistress and must begin life anew, without the...
Sept pièces pour cinéma noir et blanc (1983)
"Before we started work on the film "Les Favoris de la Lune" , I tried to capture on film my first impressions of the city and the people who inhabit...
Sept pièces pour cinéma noir et blanc (1983)
"Before we started work on the film "Les Favoris de la Lune" , I tried to capture on film my first impressions of the city and the people who inhabit...
Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999)
Nicholas is the eldest son of a wealthy suburban family, whose businesswoman mother makes deals from a helicopter and has an affair with her business...
Chasing Butterflies (1992)
Two old ladies live in a French chateau. When one of them dies, her sister, who lives in Moscow, inherits the property, which soon ends up in the...
Brigands, Chapter VII (1996)
A witty, despairing French-Russian-Italian-Swiss art movie set in 16th-century Georgia, Stalinist Georgia, contemporary Georgia, and contemporary...
And Then There Was Light (1989)
Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the...
Chantrapas (2011)
A filmmaker finds creative freedom more elusive than he imagined in this ironic comedy-drama. Tired of the state-appointed producers and censorship...
Monday Morning (2002)
Vincent lives in a village, along the Rhône. Every morning he goes to the factory to work, and in the evening he takes care of his family. One...
A Little Monastery in Tuscany (1988)
It is a brief documentary which records the life of five Augustinian monks in the little monastery of Castelnuovo dell'Abate, a Tuscan village, as...
Winter Song (2015)
Two old friends have urban adventures connected to the skull of an executed French aristocrat.
Gardens in Autumn (2006)
When he loses his position as a powerful government minister, Vincent is dropped by his pretty mistress and must begin life anew, without the...
Chasing Butterflies (1992)
Two old ladies live in a French chateau. When one of them dies, her sister, who lives in Moscow, inherits the property, which soon ends up in the...