Nata murvanidze biography of michael
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Borders
Georgia, , 21 min
Director: Miranda Namicheishvili
Screenwriter: Ilia Jibgashvili (script based on Luigy Pirandello’s novel)
Music: Miranda Namicheishvili
Cinematography: Davit Gujabidze
Editor: Miranda Namicheishvili, Mindia Inasaridze
Cast: Nini Kvirikashvili, Guga Katsarava, Natia Nozadze, Zura Chipashvili, Vasil Gabashvili, Irina Gubeladze, Davit Gujabidze.
Producer: Miranda Namicheishvili
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Biography
Miranda Namicheishvili was born on 4th of May in in Tbilisi, Georgia. At the age of 14 she was introduced to a movie culture and had shot first short movie with the help of film studio “Pionerfilm”. It was her debut as a movie director and even managed to win couple of awards on local youth festivals. She was accepted in Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Tbilisi State University. Her bachelor exam movie was shown in Cannes France, on festival called “Short Film Corner”, She participated in
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A house in Georgia
This house in the Georgian capital Tbilisi belongs to a well-known family of artists: the actress Nata Murvanidze, her husband Nika Tavadze, an actor and director, their young daughter and Nata’s mother.
When Nata and Nika first visited the house in , they spotted a plaque on the wall commemorating the prominent former owners of the building: the actress Nato Vachnadze and the director Nikoloz Shengelaia. The fact that the house had once belonged to filmmakers spurred Nika and Nata on in their decision to buy it.
Some 23 years later, the building has a museum-like quality. Nika and Nata collect all kinds of objects and the walls are hung with sketches by Nata’s father, the famous landscape painter Muraz Murvanidze.
The photos of director Sergei Parajanov, which also line the walls, are particularly valuable. Anyone familiar with Parajanov’s opulent aesthetic will quickly notice how the rooms in the house imitate his stylised film scenes and his striking u
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'Sweet Country' tops APSA Awards with best film win
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