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irakli kvirikaZe
scenaristi da kinoreJisori irakli kvirikaZe
TbilisSi, 1939 wlis 12 ivniss daibada. saqarTvelos
xelovnebis damsaxurebuli moRvawe (1983).
1964 wels daamTavra Tbilisis saxelmwifo universitetis
Jurnalistikis fakulteti, 1970 wels
- moskovis kinematografiis sakavSiro saxelmwifo
institutis kinosareJisoro fakulteti (grigori
Cuxrais saxelosno).
saqarTvelos satelevizio filmebis studiaSi
gadaRebuli aqvs filmebi: `qvevri~ (1970), `pamiris
mTebSi~(1971), `koncerti_72~ (1972), `sadRegr-
Zelo~ (1973).
1975 wlidan kinostudia `qarTul filmSi~ gadaiRo
mxatvruli filmebi: `qalaqi anara~ (1976),
`mocurave~ (1981), `amxanag stalinis mogzauroba
afrikaSi~ (1990) da sxva.
misi scenaris mixedviT gadaRebulia 20_mde
mxatvruli filmi, maT Soris: reJisor nana jorjaZis
TiTqmis yvela mxatvruli filmi „meteoidiotis~
(2008) CaTvliT, `urCxuli anu viRac
sxva~ (1988, reJ. aliaskar fatxulini), „limita~
(1994, reJ. denis evstigneevi), „luna papa~ (1999,
reJ. baxtiar xudoinazarovi), „berZnuli ardade-
IRAKLI KVIRIKADZE
Scriptwriter and director Irakli Kvirikadze was born in
Tbilisi, on 12 June, 1939. He is a honoured worker of Georgian
arts (1983). In 1964 he was graduated from the faculty of
journalism of Tbilisi State University and in 1970 – from film
direction faculty of Moscow All-Union Institute of Cinematography
(workshop of Grigori Chukhrai).
He had made several films at TV films studio of Georgia:
The Jar (1979), In Pamirs (1971) Concert-72 (1972) and The
Toast (1973).
Irakli Kvirikadze had made feature films at Georgian-Film
Studio since 1975 such as The Little Town of Anara (1976),
The Swimmer (1981), Comrade Stalin Goes to Africa (1990)
and etc.
Around 20 films were based on his scripts including: almost
all feature films by Nana Djordjadze including Meteoidiot
(2008), The Monster i.e. Someone Else (1988, directed
by Aliascar Fakhtulin), Limita (1994, directed by Denis Evstigneev),
Luna Papa (1999, directed by Bakhtiar Khudoinasarov),
Greek Vacations (2005, directed by Vera Storozheva),
gebi~ (2005, reJ. vera storoJeva), „Cveni drois
gmiri` (2006, reJ. aleqsandr koti), „mama` (2007,
reJ. ivan soloviovi) da sxva. irakli kvirikaZis
scenariT Seiqmna ramdenime qarTuli multiplikaciuri
filmic: `talanti~ (1981), `axla gamofrindeba
Citi~ (1983), `Jangiani raindi~ (1984), `bo_bo~
(1985), `lokokina~ (1986) da sxva.
1989 wels safrangeTis scenarebis yovelwliur
konkursze umaRlesi premia _ gran_pri mieniWa
kinoscenars `loyebRaJRaJa don Juanis cremlebi~,
TviTon kvirikaZe ki `safrangeTis 1989 wlis
saukeTeso scenaristad~ aRiares. 1989 amerikaSi
Catarebul sascenaro konkursSi prizi _ `hartli_merili~
_ saukeTeso scenarisaTvis misma scenarma
`amerikeli meZavi~ moipova.
ruseTsa da sxva qveynebSi gamocemuli romanebis,
mravali moTxrobis, eseebisa da kinoscenarebis
avtori irakli kvirikaZe sakuTar Tavs xSirad
uwodebs „grafomans~ da Tavis mowodebadac, reJisuraze
metad, ambebis Txzvas Tvlis.
amJamad muSaobs amerikaSi, germaniasa da ruseT-
Si.
The Hero of Our Time (2006, directed by Alexandr Kot),
The Father (2006, directed by Ivan Soloviov) and etc. Several
Georgian animated films were based on Irakli Kvirikadze’s
scripts such as The Talent (1981), Now the Bird will Fly Out
(1983), Rusty Knight (1984), Bo-Bo (1984), The Snail (1986)
and etc.
At the French scripts annual competition Tears of Red-
Cheeked Don Juan by Irakli Kvirikadze was awarded Grand
Prix in 1989 and he himself was recognized as “The best
scriptwriter of France for the year 1989.” Irakli Kvirikadze’s
The American Prostitute was awarded the Hartley-
Merrill Prize for Screenwriting at the contest held in the
USA in 1989.
Irakli Kvirikadze, the author of novels, many stories, essays
and scripts published in Russia and other countries, often
calls himself a pulp-writer and considers storytelling as his
inspiration rather than film direction.
Presently he works in America, Germany and Russia.
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