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Original Film Title: Eternals: Everythingism
Director’s Name: Berdo Kutubidze, Giorgi Shkubuliani, Giorgi Murvanidze, Irakli Kacheishvili
Writer’s Name: Berdo Kutubidze, Khatuna Koridze
Producer: Berdo Kutubidze
Country of Origin: Georgia
Country of Filming : Georgia
Language: Georgian
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes 24 seconds
Film Description:
Salvador Dali: “Everything was totally invented by Zda-ne-vich and everything that followed was just specialization in Zdanevich.” This is how he appreciated one of the legendary Georgian of the 20th century, one of the iconic artists of the world.
Public broadcaster of Ajara TV & Radio documentary “Eternals: Everythingism ” is dedicated to Georgian public figure, poet, writer, dramatist, critic, futurist, Zaum and Dada theorist, lecturer, historian, curator, designer, misanthropist, typographer, editor, researcher and publicist Ilya Zdanevich (a.k.a. Iliazd).
All stages of life are described in detail: childhood, education, fascination with futurism during adolescence, discovery of Pirosmani, “41 degrees” world view, revolutionary publications, hand-made books and participation in expeditions in the 10s, traveling to Paris in search of artistic news, where Ilyazd get to know artists who were still unknown then, but are now known to everyone.
How was artistic life in Paris in the 20s? What stages did he go through before working with Gabriel Chanel? Coco, after all, was the godmother of his first child…
The film describes the most important moments of Ilia and Pablo Picasso’s friendship, their joint publications and the history of Picasso’s painting behind the portrait of Pirosmani…
One part of Zdanevich’s historical archive is in Tbilisi, a large part is in the National Library of France, as well as in the center of Pompidou, and a small part is near Marseille, where the material is kept that is invaluable to Georgia and the world culture. It turned out that Iliazd was a great archivist along with everything: he wrote everything, could explain and formulate everything. The materials used in the film are from this archive: Unpublished personal correspondence, photos, publications, works…