Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for Pirosmani

Pirosmani

Seen it?

1969 | 85 min | Drama, History

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved Belfast, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1969: an older pace and style.

A biography of the Georgian primitive artist Nikoloz Pirosmanishvili (1862–1918), better known as Pirosmani, who died of starvation and sold his paintings to bars and restaurants for food and drink. The film experiments with color control techniques based on the painter’s style.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 3K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Giorgi Shengelaia

  • Avtandil VaraziNico Pirosmanichvili
  • David AbashidzeKinto
  • Givi Aleksandria
  • Spartak Bagashvili
  • Teimuraz Beridze
  • Zurab KapianidzeUshangi
  • Shota Daushvili
  • Aleqsandre Rekhviashvili
  • Boris TsipuriaDimitriy
  • Margo Gvaramadze