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Shota Laperadze

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Shota Laperadze
BornFebruary 28, 1929
DiedMarch 11, 1995
Burial placeSaburtalo Cemetery
Alma materTbilisi State University
Years active1959-1995
OrganizationGeorgian Film Studio
Parents
  • Grigol Laperadze (father)
  • Tatiana Nishnianidze (mother)

Shota Laperadze (1929-1995) was a Georgian film producer who produced twenty films between 1959 and 1995. From 1959 to 1991 he worked as a film producer at Georgian Film Studio. From 1991 to 1995, Laperadze was a head of the film unions - “Aisi” and “Caucasus.” He was a member of the Film-makers' Union of Georgia from 1978 until his death. [citation needed]

In 1974 Laperadze received an award as a best film producer for the film Mze Shemodgomisa (Autumn Sun).[citation needed] Laperadze often worked with Georgian film director Rezo Chkheidze; together they made eight films, including Father of a Soldier (1964), which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival[1] and The Saplings (1972) that was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.[2]

Laperadze also worked with other film directors such as Otar Iosseliani, Georgiy Shengelaya and Temur Babluani. In 1975 Laperadze produced Otar Iosseliani`s film Pastorale, the film received an award on Berlin International Film Festival in 1982.

Filmography

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  • Seashore Path (1962)
  • Father of a Soldier (1964)
  • Matsi Khvitia (1966)
  • Look at These Young People (1969)
  • Peola (1970)
  • The Star of My City (1970)
  • The Saplings (1972)
  • Autumn Sun (1973)
  • Flowering Acacia (1974)
  • Errantry (1975)
  • Pastorale (1975)
  • The Wager (1975)
  • Bakula's Pigs (1976)
  • Return (1977)
  • My Friend, Uncle Vania (1978)
  • Earth, This Is Your Son (1980)
  • Brother (1981)
  • The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho (1989) (TV Mini-Series)
  • The Fallen Angel (1992)

References

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  1. ^ "4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
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