Lia Eliava

Acting

Lia Eliava

Born May 28, 1934 · Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR, [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

Died October 8, 1998 · aged 64

No biography available.

Known For

BagrationiBagrationi · 1985
Bagrationi
8.01985
MovieHistory
About the commander Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration. Mortally wounded in the Battle of Borodino, he slowly dies in the village, at the estate of his aunt. The hero recalls the past, his experiences. Each episode of Bagration's life is a page of Russian history: the military march across the Alps, the capture of the impregnable Devil's Bridge, meetings with Alexander I, the battle of Borodino.
Blue Mountains, or an Unbelievable StoryBlue Mountains, or an Unbelievable Story · 1983
Blue Mountains, or an Unbelievable Story
7.31983
MovieComedyDrama
An author - a passive young man - enters the Soviet-controlled bureaucracy of Georgia attempting to get his novel published only to be neglected and compartmentalized at every turn.
The Orion LoopThe Orion Loop · 1980
The Orion Loop
4.51980
MovieScience Fiction
A strange phenomenon has been noticed on the outskirts of our Solar system that quickly approaches the Earth. It's called "Orion's Loop." A spaceship with a crew of people and androids identical to them is sent to intercept the anomaly. But strange events start happening as the spaceship approaches the mysterious loop.
Children of the SeaChildren of the Sea · 1964
Children of the Sea
6.01964
MovieDrama
The film delves into the moral dilemmas of human relationships. An old sailor, the sole survivor of a ship that sank during the war, grapples with the weight of a moral compromise made many years ago. As he reflects on his past, he recalls his carefree life, filled with mistakes, and the crime he committed against the captain of the lost ship.
Don't Believe that I'm No Longer HereDon't Believe that I'm No Longer Here · 1975
Don't Believe that I'm No Longer Here
9.01975
MovieWarDrama
The film is based on a real story. Climbers found the purse of a military postman killed during World War II, letters sent 30 years later.
The 1001st TourThe 1001st Tour · 1974
The 1001st Tour
1974
MovieComedyMusic
A musical TV film about the creation of the Song Theater by Rashid Beibutov, telling humorous stories related to it.
Cheers, My Dear!Cheers, My Dear! · 1981
Cheers, My Dear!
6.01981
MovieComedyFamily
Four novels "Dinner", "Secret", "business Trip" and "Mozart", United by a common theme of kindness and attention to the surrounding people, tell about the adventures of two elderly, but not lost the taste for life of Georgians!
MamelukeMameluke · 1958
Mameluke
6.51958
MovieDramaAction
In Arabic, “mameluke” means a white slave, a prisoner. In Egypt, this name was given to prisoners of war who had been sold into slavery from Georgia and other countries of the Caucasus. 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. In a combat with a French officer, the Mameluke injures him. Falling from his horse onto the sand, the officer exclaims in Georgian: “Vai, nana!” (“Oh, mother!”). And the Mameluke recognizes in him a mate of his childhood games.

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MamelukeMameluke · 1958
Mameluke
6.51958
MovieDramaAction
In Arabic, “mameluke” means a white slave, a prisoner. In Egypt, this name was given to prisoners of war who had been sold into slavery from Georgia and other countries of the Caucasus. 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. In a combat with a French officer, the Mameluke injures him. Falling from his horse onto the sand, the officer exclaims in Georgian: “Vai, nana!” (“Oh, mother!”). And the Mameluke recognizes in him a mate of his childhood games.

Zeinabi

Bashi-AchukiBashi-Achuki · 1956
Bashi-Achuki
6.61956
MovieAdventureHistory
The 17th century rebellion in Kakheti masterminded by Bidzina Cholokashvili gets about the whole Georgia. An Imeretian youth nicknamed as Bashi-Achuk is a real exterminator of the Persians. He attacks the Persian escort and sets free the Georgian women who were supposed to be locked up in the Shah’s harem. Bashi-Achuk’s twin sisters are among the rescued captives. Abdushahil, a Persian warrior who was defeated by Bashi-Achuk in wrestling, falls in love with Mzisa, Bashi-achuk’s sister. Mzisa brings Abdushahil to the camp of the Georgian rebels. Abdushahil learns that he is a Georgian too. As a child he was kidnapped and brought up in Persia. Abdushahil’s army gives up and the Georgians win the battle.

Mzisa and Mtvarisa

Sound of the PipeSound of the Pipe · 1975
Sound of the Pipe
5.51975
MovieDramaHistory
The novelette was written by I.Huseynov. In the film, the problem of war is viewed from the perspective of love. Almost all of the men of the village are at the battlefront. The women who stayed in the night and day to support their efforts. Children wake up in the middle of the night, crying for bread. All of the villagers feel anxious for the men to return. Mothers are waiting for their sons; wives, for their husbands and children, for their fathers. When Sayali's husband dies at the front, her husband's friend Jabrayil proposes to her. The people of the village are furious. Jabrayil's brothers leave home, convinced that their family has been disgraced. One brother goesw crazy; the other fall ill and dies. The only person who doesn't blame Jabrayil is the "agsaggal" (the wise old man) of the village - Isfandiyar Kishi. In this film, note single sound of weaponry is heard, not are any battle scenes depicted, yet we still witness the inherent tragedy of war.

Sayali