Eldar Shengelaia
Known for
Directing
Born
January 26, 1933
Birthplace
Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgian SSR, ZSFSR, USSR
Died
August 4, 2025 (aged 92)
Biography
Eldar Shengelaia is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was a member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia and of the Soviet Union.
Best known work
Blue Mountains, or an Unbelievable Story
1983
The Eccentrics
1974
The White Caravan
1964
An Unusual Exhibition
1968
Samanishvili's Stepmother
1977
A Snow Fairy Tale
1960
Mikela
1965
The Legend of the Icy Heart
1958
Express Information
1994
The Chair
2017Filmography
2022
Long LiveDirector
2021
სიმღერაDirector, Writer
2020
The WellDirector, Writer
2017
The ChairDirector, Writer
2016
The Caucasus TrioDirector
2004
One Fig on the RoadProducer
1994
Express InformationDirector, Writer
1983
Blue Mountains, or an Unbelievable StoryDirector, Writer
1977
Samanishvili's StepmotherDirector
1974
The EccentricsDirector
1968
An Unusual ExhibitionDirector
1965
MikelaDirector, Adaptation
1964
The White CaravanDirector
1960
A Snow Fairy TaleDirector
1958
The Legend of the Icy HeartDirector