The Eccentrics

The Eccentrics
The Eccentrics
	Film poster
Directed by	Eldar Shengelaia
Written by	Revaz Gabriadze
Starring	Vasili Chkhaidze, Demno Jgenti, Ariadna Shengelaia
Music by	Giya Kancheli
Distributed by	Gruziya-film
Release date	1973;
Running time	80 minutes
Countries	Soviet Union, Georgia
Languages	Georgian, Russian

The Eccentrics (Georgian: შერეკილები, Sherekilebi; Russian: Чудаки, Chudaki) is a 1973 Soviet satire-comedy film directed by Eldar Shengelaia.^[1]

Plot

Ertaoz Bregvadze goes to the city intending to sell a chicken and pay off his father's debts. Upon arrival, he falls instantly in love with a beautiful woman named Margalita and decides to help her dispose of the body of her lover, a policeman. At the cemetery, the policeman unexpectedly regains consciousness and arrests Ertaoz along with the chicken. Ertaoz is sentenced to ten years in prison, while the bird receives seven. In prison, they meet Khristofor, an inventor who has created a flying machine that runs on the power of love instead of fuel.

Cast

Vasili Chkhaidze as Qristepore
Demno Jgenti as Ertaozi
Ariadna Shengelaia as Margalita
Boris Tsipuria as Khuta, a policeman
Abrek Pkhaladze as Noshrevani
Merab Eliozishvili as Triponi
Akaki Bakradze as Mizana
Grigol Tkabladze as Priest

References

^ "Sherekilebi, Georgian National Filmography". www.geocinema.ge. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

External links

The Eccentrics at IMDb

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[1] "Sherekilebi, Georgian National Filmography". www.geocinema.ge. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

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