Georgi SHENGELAIA
Георгий ШЕНГЕЛАЯ
Gueorgui CHENGUELAIA
USSR (Georgia), 1966, 92mn 
Black and white, fiction
He Didn't Want to Kill
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Он убивать не хотел

 

 Il ne voulait pas tuer

 On ubivat he khotyel

Other titles : Matsi Khvitia
 
Directed by : Georgi SHENGELAIA (Георгий ШЕНГЕЛАЯ)
Writing credits : Guram ASATIANY (Гурам АСАТИАНИ), Georgi SHENGELAIA (Георгий ШЕНГЕЛАЯ)
 
Cast
David ABASHIDZE (Давид АБАШИДЗЕ)
Liana ASATIANY (Лиана АСАТИАНИ)
Alek GABISHAVA (Алек ГАБИЧАВА)
Georgi GELOVANY (Георгий ГЕЛОВАНИ)
Kakhi KAVSADZE (Кахи КАВСАДЗЕ)
Georgi KHAVTARADZE (Георгий КАВТАРАДЗЕ)
Rezo KHOBUA (Резо ХОБУА)
Zurab KIPSHIDZE (Зураб КИПШИДЗЕ)
Baadur TSULADZE (Баадур ЦУЛАДЗЕ)
 
Cinematography : Igor AMASISKY (Игорь АМАСИЙСКИЙ), Georgi KALATOZISHVILI (Георгий КАЛАТОЗИШВИЛИ)
Production design : Vasili ARABIDZE (Василий АРАБИДЗЕ)
Music : S. ZHVANIA (С. ЖВАНИЯ)
Sound : Mikhail NIZHARADZE (Михаил НИЖАРАДЗЕ)
Production : Grouzia-film
Release date in Russia : 13/06/1967
 
Language géorgien
Awards :
 Prix du meilleur film romantico-héroïque basé sur des faits historiques au Festival de Tbilissi,1967
Prix au Festival international de Bergame (Italie), 1967
Gazelle d'or au Festival des pays méditerranéens de Tanger, 1968
Plot synopsis
Province of Mingrelia in the 18th century. Prince Dadiani's valet kills the father and kidnaps the sisters and fiancée of a young peasant, Matsi Khvitia. Matsi joins a band of thieves, led by Omar Margania who is at war with Dadiani. They attack the Prince's castle and free the prisoners. Omar is wounded, Matsi's fiancée heals him. Omar falls in love with her and kidnaps her, delivering Matsi to the Prince's valet; One of the thieves kills Omar and helps Aeka escape. The peasants free Matsi. The two lovers meet again but die under the bullets of Dadiani's valet.
 
Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Thaw Films : 1953-1968, (kinoglaz.fr), 2023
- Georgian films on kinoglaz.fr, (kinoglaz.fr), 2023
- Russian films in the cinema Arlequin, Paris (France), 2007
- Retrospectives : brothers Shengelaya - Mikhail Kobakhidze, Paris (France), 2005