Lana Goghoberidze

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Lana Goghoberidze

Born October 13, 1928 · Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR (Georgia) (age 97)

Lana Gogoberidze (Georgian: ლანა ღოღობერიძე) (born October 13, 1928, Tbilisi) is a Georgian film director and politician. She is the daughter of Nutsa Gogoberidze, another famous female Georgian director. Gogoberidze's father Levan Gogoberidze was murdered as a part of the Great Purge in 1937, while her mother was sent to a prison camp for twelve years. She was first sent to an orphanage and late…

Known For

A Day Longer Than NightA Day Longer Than Night · 1983
A Day Longer Than Night
6.01983
MovieDramaRomance
This somber story of love lost forever is set against the backdrop of the changes that Communism brought to the state of Georgia in the former USSR after the 1917 Revolution. Eva and Archil are deeply in love and they pledge to be with each other always. After they marry, Archil dies suddenly and Eva is left alone and childless. Along comes the ruthless Spiridon who romances Eva and marries her - though his cold and cruel spirit break Eva's naturally buoyant self, until she sullenly eats alone, and avoids intimacy with her husband as much as possible. They adopt a daughter, who does not take sides between her glum mother and silent father. When the Communist cadres enter their village to promote the ideals of the October revolution, Eva starts to warm to her husband a little because he joins in that movement. Then her husband commits the fatal error of revealing a previous crime - an error that will later cause their grown daughter to question her parents' strange behavior.
TransfigurationTransfiguration · 1968
Transfiguration
6.01968
MovieDrama
A theater director with a normal middle-class life in Tbilisi becomes increasingly disturbed after witnessing a murder, obsessing about whether he could have done anything to prevent it.
Some Interviews on Personal MattersSome Interviews on Personal Matters · 1978
Some Interviews on Personal Matters
5.11978
MovieDramaRomance
Sophiko, a well-known journalist, seems to be more close to many of her respondents when they need her advice than to her family members. All engrossed in her work, she suddenly finds out that she is losing her husband who has started a love affair with another woman. Of course, it strikes her badly but life never lets her to concentrate on her personal problems.
I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a WomanI Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman · 1988
I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman
6.01988
MovieDocumentary
This glasnost-era documentary, which incorporates footage from films from the 1920s through the 1980s, looks at the history of women in Russian cinema through the eyes of Russian women directors, actors, and scriptwriters. The film’s title refers to a WWII slogan about women doing the work of absent men in the fields and at home. Featuring Kira Muratova, Natalia Ryazantseva, Inna Churikova, Nonna Mordyukova, and others.
VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the ProfessionVGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession · 1979
VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession
1979
MovieDocumentary
The story of VGIK teachers and students about the acting profession.
FelicitàFelicità · 2026
Felicità
2026
MovieComedyDrama
Tamara looks after and old woman, Paola, and sends money to her husband and three kids. Suddenly her husband, Valiko dies in an accident. As an illegal immigrant, Tamara can not go to mourn him and decides to do it by cell phone.
Mother and Daughter, or the Night Is Never CompleteMother and Daughter, or the Night Is Never Complete · 2023
Mother and Daughter, or the Night Is Never Complete
7.02023
MovieDocumentary
Greatness paired with modesty: 93 years old and a daughter, world-famous director Lana remembers her mother Nutsa, Georgia’s first female filmmaker. A cinema legacy that revolves around being human in dark times: feminist, loving, critical of violence.
Under One SkyUnder One Sky · 1961
Under One Sky
6.81961
MovieDramaRomance
A three-part feature film by Georgian director Lana Ghoghoberidze, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Soviet Union. The film is based on Leo Qiacheli's short story "Princess Maya" and Archil Sulakauri's novels "Doves" and "Fresco". These three stories are separated by a 20-20 year interval (1921, 1941, 1961).

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A Day Longer Than NightA Day Longer Than Night · 1983
A Day Longer Than Night
6.01983
MovieDramaRomance
This somber story of love lost forever is set against the backdrop of the changes that Communism brought to the state of Georgia in the former USSR after the 1917 Revolution. Eva and Archil are deeply in love and they pledge to be with each other always. After they marry, Archil dies suddenly and Eva is left alone and childless. Along comes the ruthless Spiridon who romances Eva and marries her - though his cold and cruel spirit break Eva's naturally buoyant self, until she sullenly eats alone, and avoids intimacy with her husband as much as possible. They adopt a daughter, who does not take sides between her glum mother and silent father. When the Communist cadres enter their village to promote the ideals of the October revolution, Eva starts to warm to her husband a little because he joins in that movement. Then her husband commits the fatal error of revealing a previous crime - an error that will later cause their grown daughter to question her parents' strange behavior.

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When Almonds BlossomedWhen Almonds Blossomed · 1973
When Almonds Blossomed
5.91973
MovieRomanceDrama
Zura, a son of a rich businessman, steals a car of his father’s friend to amuse his classmates. When informed about it, the school principal discards him from the bike tournament. Nevertheless, Zura’s father manages to persuade her to allow his son to participate and even succeeds in bribing his championship. Zura’s classmates know that he became a champion undeservedly but can’t do anything about it. Only Khatuna, his alleged girlfriend, and Lexo, Zura’s friend, dare to protest against it. Their lack of loyalty enrages Zura and in the rush of the blood he crashes his father’s car. The accident takes Laxo’s life. Zura’s father does his best to save his son from deserved punishment but the first one against his decision is Zura himself.

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The Waltz on the PetschoraThe Waltz on the Petschora · 1992
The Waltz on the Petschora
6.01992
MovieDramaHistory
Set in 1937 Stalinist Georgia, the film traces the parallel destinies of a mother, condemned by the government as "an enemy of the people" and exiled to a work camp in Siberia, and her daughter, who meanwhile is sent to an orphanage. Arriving at the overcrowded work camp, the mother and other women who are not considered strong enough to be labourers, must journey still farther, crossing the icy Siberian landscape in search of food and shelter. At the same time, the daughter escapes the orphanage and returns to her former home, where she finds that a KGB officer has taken up residence. He protects her and an uneasy rapport between them develops—one of abhorrence and attraction, need and suspicion.

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