Ivan Perestiani


Ivan Nikolayevich Perestiani was a Georgian/Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor, and People's Artist of the Georgian SSR. He was of Kefalonian Greek descent.

Biography

Ivan Perestiani was born in the city of Taganrog into the family of Nikolay Afanasyevich Perestiani on. 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 a.k.a. Griffon of an Old Warrior and Zhizn za zhizn a.k.a. A Life for a Life in 1916. During Russian Civil War, he wrote scenario for several short films.
In 1920 Ivan Perestiani moved to Tbilisi, becoming one of the founding fathers of Georgian cinematography. In 1921, he staged the first Soviet Georgian historical and revolutionary film Arsen Jorjiashvili a.k.a. The Murder of General Gryaznov, where he also played the role of Vorontsov-Dashkov. The silent black-and-white movie Tsiteli eshmakunebi 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 for several years at Odesa Cinema Studio, Armenfilm studio, and finally returned to Tbilisi 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 14 May 1959.

Filmography

Director

  • Love - Hate - Death
  • Eva
  • Word of Honour
  • Father and Son
  • In the Days of Struggle
  • The Murder of General Gryaznov
  • The Suram Fortress
  • Man Is Man's Enemy
  • Red Devils
  • Three Lives
  • The Case of Tariel Mklavadze
  • Savur-Mohyla
  • The Crime of Shirvanskaya
  • The Punishment of Shirvanskaya
  • Ilan-dili
  • Nest of Wasps
  • In the Bog
  • Scandal
  • Zamallu
  • Light and Shadows
  • Anush
  • Idler
  • ''Two Friends ''

    Actor

  • Akakis akvani.... Director of Gymnasium
  • Davit Guramishvili .... Minister
  • David Bek .... Nuncio of Pope
  • Giorgi Saakadze .... Russian Ambassador
  • Diadi gantiadi .... General
  • Arsena .... Baron Rozen
  • Sev tevi tak .... General
  • Man Is Man's Enemy .... Carter
  • Arsena Jorjiashvili .... Vorontsov-Dashkov
  • Khveska .... Doctor
  • Otetz i syn
  • Chestnoe slovo
  • Eva
  • Liubov - nenavist - smert
  • Revolutsioner .... Granddad, an old revolutionary
  • Umirayushchii Lebed a.k.a. The Dying Swan .... Glinskiy's friend
  • Grif starogo bortsa ... a.k.a. Griffon of an Old Warrior
  • Zhizn za zhizn a.k.a. A Life for a Life .... Zhurov, the merchant
  • Chess of Life .... Baron Kering

    Writer

  • Porposti
  • Ori megobari ... a.k.a. Dva druga ... a.k.a. Two Friends
  • Anush
  • Krazanas bude
  • Sami sitsotskhle
  • Suramis tsikhe ... a.k.a. The Suram Fortress
  • Arsena Jorjiashvili
  • V dni borbi ... a.k.a. In the Days of Struggle
  • Chestnoe slovo
  • Revolutsioner
  • ''Grif starogo bortsa''