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Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird

Original title: Iko shashvi mgalobeli
  • 19701970
  • 1h 25m
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Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
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A carefree young percussionist roams the streets of Tbilisi, interacting with friends and strangers alike, and tries to avoid responsibilities.A carefree young percussionist roams the streets of Tbilisi, interacting with friends and strangers alike, and tries to avoid responsibilities.A carefree young percussionist roams the streets of Tbilisi, interacting with friends and strangers alike, and tries to avoid responsibilities.
IMDb RATING
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    • Otar Iosseliani
  • Writers
    • Dimitri Eristavi
    • Otar Iosseliani
    • Sh. Kakichashvili
  • Stars
    • Gela Kandelaki
    • Gogi Chkheidze
    • Jansug Kakhidze
    • Otar Iosseliani
  • Writers
    • Dimitri Eristavi
    • Otar Iosseliani
    • Sh. Kakichashvili
  • Stars
    • Gela Kandelaki
    • Gogi Chkheidze
    • Jansug Kakhidze
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Irine Jandieri in Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
    Irine Jandieri in Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
    Gela Kandelaki in Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
    Gela Kandelaki in Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
    Gela Kandelaki in Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
    Gela Kandelaki in Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
    Gela Kandelaki in Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
    Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)

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    Gela Kandelaki
    Gela Kandelaki
    • Gia Agladze
    Gogi Chkheidze
    Jansug Kakhidze
    • Dirizher
    Irine Jandieri
    Irine Jandieri
    • Lia
    Elene Landia
    Irina Mdivani
      Marina Kartsivadze
      Nugzar Erkomaishvili
      Irakli Kokrashvili
        Natia Anjaparidze
          Dea Ivanidze
          Tamari Ishkhneli
          T. Gedevanishvili
          Revaz Baramidze
            Robert Sturua
            • Soso
            G. Margvelachvili
            Zura Nijaradze
            T. Mtatsmindeli
              • Otar Iosseliani
            • Writers
              • Dimitri Eristavi
              • Otar Iosseliani
              • Sh. Kakichashvili
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              Referenced in Evening Urgant: Nani Bregvadze (2018)
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            The Unbearable Lightness of Cinema
            The communist regime did not like at all Ioseliani's movie, which became "widely" visible only a long time after it was shot. The hero is rather lazy and does not care much about the communist ethos of the time and the ideal of a whole nation at work. The film is about being happy far from a madly competing crowd and Ioseliani's message may also apply to today's capitalistic society.
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            • Mar 5, 2002

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              • July 11, 1972 (Soviet Union)
              • Soviet Union
              • Georgian
              • Russian
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              • Georgian-Film
              • Gruziya Film
              • Qartuli Pilmi
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            • 1 hour 25 minutes
              • Black and White
              • Mono

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