Gia Kancheli

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Gia Kancheli

Born August 10, 1935 · Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR

Died October 2, 2019 · aged 84

Giya Kancheli was a Georgian composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1988). Known for orchestra, chamber, and film score music. Some of the famous films that feature his score include Kin-dza-dza! and Mimino.

Known For

Полное дыханиеПолное дыхание · 2007
Полное дыхание
2007
MovieRomance
MiminoMimino · 1977
Mimino
7.61977
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.
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.
HostagesHostages · 2017
Hostages
6.12017
MovieDrama
Soviet Georgia, 1983. Preparations for Nika and Ana's wedding are in full swing and it's a big day for both of their elite families. For the newlyweds and their friends, however, the celebrations are in fact part of a cover-up, as they plot an audacious escape from the Soviet Union.
National BombNational Bomb · 2004
National Bomb
8.52004
MovieComedy
In capital city Baku, eminent editor Yusef Abranov and director Mehmet are determined to get their latest movie made by any means necessary, after being shut down by the bankrupt national studio. Following various schemes, the only way left to raise the cash is to marry off Yusef’s son to the daughter of the rich guy who’s bought Yusef’s bizarre, mirror-filled house.
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.
The QuickieThe Quickie · 2001
The Quickie
4.72001
MovieDramaCrime
A crime soap opera about a Russian mobster retiring from "the business" on New Year's Eve, only to discover he has been targeted for death by a rival mobster.
Unidentified FaceUnidentified Face · 1990
Unidentified Face
6.51990
MovieDramaThriller
They have the same appearance, but different personalities. They have a tempting opportunity to switch places, that is, to "taste" someone else's life. But it doesn't always work out the way you hope. And an innocent game can end tragically. Whose is the face of death?

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Sounds Under the SunSounds Under the Sun · 2010
Sounds Under the Sun
2010
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Composers are regular people – they drive public transport, do sports, pay their bills. And still – they are very different as they are able to comprehend sound. The documentary film Sounds Under the Sun is an inspiring cinematic journey all over the world to meet some of the world-famous contemporary classical music composers. Visiting Alaskan forests, skyscrapers in Tokyo, and war zone in Georgia, the film gives a glimpse of how the composers share their struggle to create music from the moment of sonic creation till the moment when their music is interpreted for public (the film features composers Sir John Tavener from the UK, Leonid Desyatnikov from Russia, Giya Kancheli from Georgia, Dobrinka Tabakova from Bulgaria, John Luther Adams from the USA, and Ko Matsushita from Japan, and one of the world’s best youth choirs, Kamēr..., from Latvia).

Music