Motion Picture Director, Producer, Screenwriter. The grandson of famed Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov, he had his own notable (if sporadic) career in cinema. Kalatozishvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, then part of the USSR. He studied at the State Institute of Film (VGIK) in Moscow and made his directing debut with "Mechanic" (1981), which he also wrote. Due to the bureaucracy and censorship of his country's film industry, and then the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, he would realize only two projects over the next two decades: "Scapin's Schemings" (1985), a Moliere adaptation for TV, and the feature "The Beloved" (1991). The latter was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 1992 Berlin Film Festival. For much of this period he was employed as a production supervisor at the Lenfilm studio. In 2000 Kalatozishvil returned to directing with "Mysteries" and founded the Mikhail Kalatozov Fund to encourage independent filmaking in the new Russian Federation; through its auspices he produced such films as the art-house hit "The First After God" (2005), "Lovitor" (2005), and "Vanechra" (2007). His final work as a director, "Wild Field" (2008), won several international awards. He died of a heart attack at 50. His grave is next to his grandfather's at Novodevichy Cemetery.
Motion Picture Director, Producer, Screenwriter. The grandson of famed Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov, he had his own notable (if sporadic) career in cinema. Kalatozishvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, then part of the USSR. He studied at the State Institute of Film (VGIK) in Moscow and made his directing debut with "Mechanic" (1981), which he also wrote. Due to the bureaucracy and censorship of his country's film industry, and then the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, he would realize only two projects over the next two decades: "Scapin's Schemings" (1985), a Moliere adaptation for TV, and the feature "The Beloved" (1991). The latter was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 1992 Berlin Film Festival. For much of this period he was employed as a production supervisor at the Lenfilm studio. In 2000 Kalatozishvil returned to directing with "Mysteries" and founded the Mikhail Kalatozov Fund to encourage independent filmaking in the new Russian Federation; through its auspices he produced such films as the art-house hit "The First After God" (2005), "Lovitor" (2005), and "Vanechra" (2007). His final work as a director, "Wild Field" (2008), won several international awards. He died of a heart attack at 50. His grave is next to his grandfather's at Novodevichy Cemetery.
Bio by: Bobb Edwards
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