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Pirosmani (1969)
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Original name: ფიროსმანი
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A dedicated artist from Russian Georgia struggles to get recognition.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, meditative, lyrical, psychedelic, spiritual, heartbreaking, black and white, period drama, nostalgic ...
Plot:
painter, art, painting, artist, art history, biopic, tragedy, poverty, loneliness, starvation, tragic hero, village life, isolation, sacrifice, national identity, intimate, spirituality, famous, artwork, post soviet, underdog, bohemian, soviet, folk music
Time:
19th century
Place:
soviet union, russia
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