There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

Directed by Otar Iosseliani • 1970 • USSR/Georgia

This typically lyrical and bittersweet caper from the great Otar Iosseliani portrays 36 hours in the life of Gia – a young man out of step with the world around him. A percussionist in the national opera orchestra, Gia (Gela Kandelaki) swerves his commitments and confounds professional and social norms. As he moves through the streets of Tbilisi, encountering a cast of unforgettable characters along the way, he is only ever one misstep away from catastrophe. One of Iosseliani’s most beloved films in Georgia, Singing Blackbird deftly conveys the tragicomedy of the director’s anarchic worldview.

THERE ONCE WAS A SINGING BLACKBIRD • იყო შაშვი მგალობელი
Directed by Otar Iosseliani
Written by Dimitri Eristavi, Otar Iosseliani, Sh. Kakichashvili
Cinematography by Abessalom Maisuradze
Music by Temur Bakuradze
Starring: Gela Kandelaki, Gogi Chkheidze, Jansug Kakhidze

In Georgian with English subtitles

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    There Once was a Singing Blackbird

    There Once was a Singing Blackbird

    Directed by Otar Iosseliani • 1970 • USSR/Georgia

    This typically lyrical and bittersweet caper from the great Otar Iosseliani portrays 36 hours in the life of Gia – a young man out of step with the world around him. A percussionist in the national opera orchestra, Gia (Gela Kandelaki) swerves hi...

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