Ivan Perestiani

Ivan Nikolaevich Perestiani (also Ivane, _ka. ივანე პერესტიანი; _ru. Иван Николаевич Перестиани; OldStyleDate|13 April|1870|1 April — 14 May 1959) was a film director, script-writer and actor, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1949). He was an ethnic Greek, his original name being Giannis Nikolas Perestianis.

Biography

Ivan Perestiani was born in the city of Taganrog into the family of Nikolay Afanasievich Perestiani on April 13, 1870. His first actor's experience was onstage of Taganrog Theatre under name of "Ivan Nevedomov" in 1886. The first movie roles played by Perestiani were "Grif starogo bortsa" aka "Griffon of an Old Warrior" and "Zhizn za zhizn " aka "A Life for a Life" in 1916. During Russian Civil War, he wrote scenario for several short films.

In 1920 Ivan Perestiani moved to Tbilissi, becoming one of the founding fathers of Georgian cinematography. In 1921, he staged the first Soviet Georgian historical and revolutionary film "Arsen Jorjiashvili" aka "The Murder of General Gryaznov", where he also played the role of "Vorontsov-Dashkov". The silent black and white movie "Tsiteli eshmakunebi" (Russian title "Krasnye dyavolyata" (Little Red Devils)) that he staged in 1923 basing on the novel by Pavel Blyakhin is considered as one of his best film director's works.

Perestiani worked several year at Odessa Cinema Studio, Armenfilm studio, and finally returned to Tbilissi in 1939. For his achievements he was awarded with three orders and the honorary title of People's Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1949. He died in Moscow on May 14, 1959.

Filmography

Director

* "Ori megobari" (1937) aka "Dva druga" (Russian title) ... aka "Two Friends" (English title)
* "Anush" (1931)
* "Scandal" (1929)
* "Gaplangva" (1928) ... aka "V tryasine" (Russian title)
* "Krazanas bude" (1927) ... aka "Dvunogie", "osinoe gnezdo" (Russian title) ... aka "Nest of Wasps" (English title)
* "Sasdjeli" (1926) ... aka "Nakazanie kniazhny Shirvanskoy" (Russian title) ... aka Punishment (English title)
* "Savur-Mogila" (1926) ... aka "Savur-Mogila", "na trudovom fronte" (Russian title)
* "Ilan-dili" (1926) ... aka "Illan dilli, zmeinoe zalo" (Russian title)
* "Shirvanskayas danashauli (danashauli da sasjeli)" (1926) ... aka "Prestuplenie kniazhny Shirvanskoy" (Russian title) ... aka "The Crime of Shirvanskaya" (literal English title)
* "Tariel mklavadzis mkvlelobis saqme" (1925) ... aka "Delo ob ubiystve Tariela Mklavadze" (Russian title) ... aka "Geroy nashego vremeni" (Russian title) ... aka "The Hero of Our Time" (English title)
* "Sami sitsotskhle" (1924) ... aka "Three Life" (English title) ... aka "Tri zhizni" (Russian title)
* "Tsiteli eshmakunebi" (1923) ... aka "Krasnye dyavolyata" (Russian title) ... aka "Little Red Devils"
* "Katsi katsistvis mgelia" (1923) ... aka "Man Is Enemy"
* "Suramis tsikhe" (1922) ... aka "The Suram Fortress" (literal English title)
* "Arsena Jorjiashvili" (1921) ... aka "The Murder of General Gryaznov"
* "V dni borbi" (1920) ... aka "In the Days of Struggle" (English title)
* "Otetz i syn" (1919) ... aka "Father and Son" (English title)
* "Chestnoe slovo" (1918) ... aka "Word of Honour" (English title)
* "Eva" (1918)
* "Liubov - nenavist - smert" (1918) ... aka "Love - Hate - Death" (English title)

Actor

* "Akakis akvani"(1947) .... Director of Gymnasium
* "Davit Guramishvili" (1946) .... Minister
* "David Bek" (1944) .... Nuncio of Pope
* "Giorgi Saakadze" (1942) .... Russian Ambassador
* "Diadi gantiadi" (1938) .... General
* "Arsena" (1937) .... Baron Rozen
* "Sev tevi tak" (1930) .... General
* "Katsi katsistvis mgelia" (1923) .... Carter
* "Arsena Jorjiashvili" (1921) .... Vorontsov-Dashkov
* "Khveska" (1920) .... Doctor
* "Otetz i syn" (1919)
* "Chestnoe slovo" (1918)
* "Eva" (1918)
* "Liubov - nenavist - smert" (1918)
* "Revolutsioner" (1917) .... "Granddad", an old revolutionary
* "Umirayushchii Lebed" aka "The Dying Swan" (1917) .... Glinskiy's friend
* "Grif starogo bortsa" (1916) ... aka "Griffon of an Old Warrior"
* "Zhizn za zhizn" aka "A Life for a Life" (1916) .... Zhurov, the merchant

Writer

* " Porposti" (1941)
* "Ori megobari" (1937) ... aka "Dva druga" (Russian title) ... aka "Two Friends" (English title)
* "Anush" (1931)
* "Krazanas bude" (1927)
* "Sami sitsotskhle" (1924)
* "Suramis tsikhe" (1922) ... aka "The Suram Fortress" (literal English title)
* "Arsena Jorjiashvili" (1921)
* "V dni borbi" (1920) ... aka "In the Days of Struggle" (English title)
* "Chestnoe slovo" (1918)
* "Revolutsioner" (1917)
* "Grif starogo bortsa" (1916)

External links

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