Revaz Gabriadze

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Revaz Gabriadze

Born June 29, 1936 · Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, USSR

Died June 6, 2021 · aged 84

Revaz "Rezo" Gabriadze was a Georgian theatre and film director, playwright, writer, painter, and sculptor. In addition to writing the scripts to some of the most popular comedies of the Soviet era, he won widespread acclaim for his work as the founder and artistic director of a puppet theatre in his hometown of Kutaisi, Georgia. His son, Levan Gabriadze, is also an actor and film director.

Known For

Kin-dza-dza!Kin-dza-dza! · 1986
Kin-dza-dza!
★ 7.71986
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Two Soviet humans previously unknown to each other are transported to the planet Pluke in the Kin-dza-dza galaxy due to a chance encounter with an alien teleportation device. They must come to grips with a language barrier and Plukian social norms (not to mention the laws of space and time) if they ever hope to return to Earth.
MiminoMimino · 1977
Mimino
★ 7.51977
MovieComedyDrama
Local Georgian pilot Mimino dreams of flying airplanes for major international airlines. To realize his aspirations, he goes to Moscow where he encounters a fellow comrade from the Caucasus, the Armenian Rubik. Many misadventures ensue.
LuckLuck · 1980
Luck
★ 6.71980
MovieComedy
Baadur accidentally gets a lottery ticket which he can win a prestigious car - a white Volga GAZ-24.
Caucasian romanceCaucasian romance · 1975
Caucasian romance
★ 7.01975
MovieRomanceMusic
Relatives of the beautiful Mardjan consider Elberd unworthy of her hand. Father, uncle and grandmother keep the girl locked up. And for protection they use a whole pack of dogs. But the cunning Elberd manages to lure the dogs into large baskets, hang them high on the branches of trees, and take his beloved out of the house.
ButterflyButterfly · 1977
Butterfly
★ 5.21977
MovieComedyRomance
A short story about three cheerful road workers who help a beautiful girl catch butterflies.
The PassportThe Passport · 1990
The Passport
★ 6.11990
MovieComedyDrama
Merab, a Georgian taxi driver who mistakenly crosses into Israel while seeing off his Jewish brother, Yasha, gets stuck without documents. He gets entangled in bureaucratic nightmares, mistaken identity, and KGB plots while trying to return home.
One Fine DayOne Fine Day · 1977
One Fine Day
★ 8.51977
MovieComedy
A film almanac consisting of two short stories, united by a common idea of the need to maintain harmony between private and public interests: “Suite” and “One Fine Day”. The hero of the story ”Suite" is a lifeguard on the shore. The events taking place at sea do not bother him at all. To the music of Bizet, he dreams of Carmen, her exploits, valor and strong love... The hero of the short story “One Fine Day”, a promising researcher, one morning saw a spaceship from his balcony. Do this a little restlessly to his mother-in-law, neighbors, acquaintances, boss and, finally, to a psychiatrist...
The EccentricsThe Eccentrics · 1974
The Eccentrics
★ 7.31974
MovieComedyFantasy
Ertaoz travels to the city with the intent to sell a chicken and pay off his father's debts. Upon arrival, he falls for the beautiful Margalita and decides to help her dispose of her ex-lover's body. However, at the cemetery, the lover–a policeman–unexpectedly regains consciousness and arrests Ertaoz and the chicken. Ertaoz is sentenced to ten years, while the bird receives seven. In prison, they meet an inventor who has built a flying machine that runs not on fuel but the power of love.

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