The timpanist Gija Agladse bears the title of “Best Musician” in the opera house orchestra. Affable and carefree, he’s a sunny boy who takes each day as it comes. Easily distracted and seldom punctual, he flaps around like a bird without completing any task. He can’t even write down the music that’s in his head. Imaginative tours through the streets of Tbilisi in all their bustling activity channel his very impulsive flow of life, which culminates in a very sudden death.
IKO SHASHVI MGALOBELI (ZHIL PEVCHIY DROZD) / ES WAR EINMAL EINE SINGDROSSEL
GSSR 1970 / 78 min
Director: Otar Iosseliani
Screenplay: Otar Iosseliani,Dmitri Eristavi
Cinematographer: Abessalom Maysuradze
Cast: Gela Kandelaki,Gogi Chkheidze,Elena Landia
Production Company: Grusia-Film - Georgia
Rights Holder: Pierre Grise Productions - France
The timpanist Gija Agladse bears the title of “Best Musician” in the opera house orchestra. Affable and carefree, he’s a sunny boy who takes each day as it comes. Easily distracted and seldom punctual, he flaps around like a bird without completing any task. He can’t even write down the music that’s in his head. Imaginative tours through the streets of Tbilisi in all their bustling activity channel his very impulsive flow of life, which culminates in a very sudden death.
