Alexandre Tsutsunava ( ka, ალექსანდრე წუწუნავა; born – 25 October 1955) was a

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n theatre and film director. His film ''Christine'', based on a story by Egnate Ninoshvili, ( ka, ქრისტინე) was the first Georgian

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. His other films include '' Who is the Guilty?''. The Alexandre Tsutsunava Ozurgeti Drama Theatre, inaugurated in 1961 in Georgia, was named after him. In December 2017, the

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of Russia returned the original film ''Who is the Guilty?'' to Georgia following a 2014 deal between Russia and Georgia. In 2021, the Georgian National Film Center had fully restored Tsutsunava's film ''Revolt in Guria'' (1928).

Filmography

; As director * ''Janki guriashi '' (1928) * ''Khanuma'' (1926) * ''Ori monadire'' (1927) * ''Vin aris damnashave ?'' (1925) * ''Qristine '' (1918) * ''Berikaoba-Keenoba'' (1909) ; As writer * ''Janki guriashi '' (1928) * ''Khanuma'' (1926) * ''Ori monadire'' (1927) * ''Vin aris damnashave ?'' (1925) * ''Qristine '' (1918)

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Alexandre Tsutsunava
1881 births 1955 deaths Film directors from Georgia (country) Soviet film directors People's Artists of Georgia Recipients of the Stalin Prize {{Theat-director-stub