Sofiko Chiaureli
Acting
Biography
Sofiko Chiaureli was born on May 21, 1937 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]. She was an actress, known for Sayat Nova (1969), Rats ginakhavs, vegar nakhav (1965) and Veris ubnis melodiebi (1973). She was married to Kote Makharadze and Giorgi Shengelaia. She died on March 2, 2008 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Born: May 21, 1937
Place of Birth: Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Known For
The Boys From Lilac Street
The story about the friendship between a Soviet fighter squadron pilot and the children stuck in a city destroyed by the enemy during WW2.
Приключения Петрова и Васечкина
The story revolves around two young schoolboy pioneers, Petya Vasechkin and Vasya Petrov, as they navigate their attempts at self-discovery and their shared affection for their friend, Masha Startseva.
The Color of Pomegranates
The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova's dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.
Look for a Woman
The story begins when Alice Postique, who had to stay late at work, discovers her boss Roche with a knife in his back. When the police detective arrives, Alice recognizes him as her old friend.
Georgians in the Sky
The Messenger of God appears to the passengers of the plane and asks each of them about their sins. An extreme situation reveals the hidden nature of people.
Vacation of Petrov and Vasechkin, Usual and Incredible
In the first part, the students complain that classic works of literature have no bearing on modern life - and find themselves in a situation strangely resembling something they've read... It's Gogol's "Inspector General" - but set in a summer camp... In the second part, after reading Don Quixote, the ever-adventurous Vasechkin convinces more cautious Petrov that he has found a game that they could play for life. No sooner they go off than Vasechkin, on a bike, brandishing an umbrella, attacks a giant... That is, a windmill...
The Wishing Tree
Marita arrives at a small village in Georgia to live with her aunt. She meets a poor young lad, Gedia, and falls in love with him. But her relatives are determined to marry the girl off to a local rich man…
The Legend of Suram Fortress
A film version of a well-known Georgian folk-tale. A young boy has to be immured into the walls of a fortress in order to stop it from crumbling to pieces.
Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves
The movie is based on the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, from the One Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Tales. The role of Ali Baba is played by Dharmendra and Hema Malini play Morjina.
Ashik Kerib
Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.
Filmography
as Interviewee
as учительница
as (archival footage)
as Mother in 'The Confession'
as Tamaz's mother
as Mother
as Mother
as Vardo
as Valeria
as Passenger
as Manana's Grandmother
as Self
as Alice Postic
as Alice Postic
as Turvanta
as Ali-Baba's mother
as Music Teacher
as Sofiko
as Arevik Gevorkyan
as куртизанка
as Nano Tavkelishvili-Shearer
as Pupala
as Henrietta
as Eka
as Tamro
as Vardo
as Sidonia
as Chermen's Mother in Youth
as Poet as a Youth / Poet's Love / Poet's Muse / Mime / Angel of Resurrection
as Sayat Nova (archive footage)
as Sofiko
as Sofiko
as Zmekala
as Tasia
as Zosia
as Tamari
as Lali
as The Wife
as Tsitsino