FILM DIRECTOR

Otar Iosseliani

1934 - 2023

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Otar Iosseliani (Georgian: ოთარ იოსელიანი otar ioseliani; 2 February 1934 – 17 December 2023) was a Georgian film director, known for movies such as Falling Leaves, Pastorale and Favorites of the Moon. Iosseliani received a lifetime achievement honor – the CineMerit Award at the Munich International Film Festival in 2011 for his career accomplishments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otar Iosseliani is the 227th most popular film director (down from 113th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Georgian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Otar Iosseliani ranks 227 out of 2,041. Before him are Bertrand Blier, Donald P. Bellisario, Mark Robson, Theo van Gogh, David Zucker, and Marco Ferreri. After him are Robert J. Flaherty, Guy Ritchie, Julien Duvivier, Ryan Murphy, Richard Donner, and Věra Chytilová.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Otar Iosseliani ranks 91. Before him are Dave Mackay, Cláudio Hummes, Eduard Khil, Nirmala Joshi, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and Ingvar Carlsson. After him are Marty Feldman, Leonid Rogozov, Georges Wolinski, Édith Cresson, Pedro Pires, and Clive Granger. Among people deceased in 2023, Otar Iosseliani ranks 84. Before him are Álvaro Colom, Burt Bacharach, Amancio Amaro, Mircea Snegur, Maryanne Trump Barry, and Leiji Matsumoto. After him are Francis Lee, Ahmed Qurei, Karel Schwarzenberg, John B. Goodenough, Viktor Belenko, and Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Otar Iosseliani ranks 37 out of 406. Before him are Ilia Chavchavadze (1837), Nicholas Marr (1864), George III of Georgia (1200), Mirian III of Iberia (265), Victor Ambartsumian (1908), and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866). After him are Heraclius II of Georgia (1720), Nariman Narimanov (1870), Rashid Behbudov (1915), George XII of Georgia (1746), Zurab Tsereteli (1934), and Gregorio Pietro Agagianian (1895).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Georgia

Among film directors born in Georgia, Otar Iosseliani ranks 2. Before him are Sergei Parajanov (1924). After him are Rouben Mamoulian (1897), Mikhail Kalatozov (1903), Tengiz Abuladze (1924), Georgiy Daneliya (1930), Nana Jorjadze (1948), Kote Marjanishvili (1872), Marlen Khutsiev (1925), Revaz Chkheidze (1926), Eldar Shengelaia (1933), and Georgy Tovstonogov (1915).

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