Silent Era (1910s–1920s)

Akaki Tsereteli’s Journey to Racha-Lechkhumi

1912

Early documentary travel film.

Christine

1916

One of Georgia’s first narrative films.

Arsena Georgiashvili

1921

Revolutionary uprising of Georgian laborers in 1905.

The killer of the father

1923

One of Georgia’s first narrative films.

Samanishvili’s Stepmother

1926

Revolutionary uprising of Georgian laborers in 1905.

Amoki

1928

One of Georgia’s first narrative films.

Eliso

1928

Ethnographic silent masterpiece.

My Grandmother

1929

The protagonist, a lazy pen-pusher, gets the sack for his bureaucratic idleness, and learns that the way back into the job market depends on getting a letter of recommendation from a “grandmother”

Classic Soviet Era (1930s–1960s)

The Last Masquerade

1934

Ethnographic silent masterpiece.

Dariko

1937

Arsena

1937

Legendary folk hero story. XIX century peasants’ revolt and the life story of bandit Arsena Odzelashvili.

Giorgi Saakadze

1942

Davit Guramishvili

1946

The film tells about Davit Guramishvili’s short period of activity during the rule of Vakhtang VI

Keto and Kote

1948

Classic Georgian musical comedy.

They Came from Mountains

1954

The film tells about Davit Guramishvili’s short period of activity during the rule of Vakhtang VI

Magdana’s Donkey

1955

Cannes-winning poetic drama.

Bashi-Achuki

1956

The 17th century rebellion in Kakheti masterminded by Bidzina Cholokashvili gets about the whole Georgia.

Mameluke

1958

The action of this drama starts in Georgia in the late 18th century. Two friends are abducted and sold into slavery. One ends up in Egypt, the other - in Venice. Years later, they meet by the ancient pyramids, in the desert where a battle is going on between the armies of Bonaparte and Ali-bey, the ruler of Egypt.

Late Soviet & Modern Era (1970s–1990s)

The wishing tree

1977

Blue Mountains

1983

Satirical cult classic.

Repentance

1984

Political allegory of totalitarianism.

Data Tutashkhia

1979

Epic TV adaptation of Georgian novel.