Gogoberidze, Lana (1928–)
Gogoberidze, Lana (1928–)
Soviet filmmaker from Georgia. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Oct 13, 1928; father was killed by the secret police; mother, a filmmaker, was sent to a labor camp in Arctic Circle during Stalin's Reign of Terror; studied literature at University of Tbilisi; attended VGIK (Moscow Film School), 1959.
One of the most important filmmakers of the Soviet Union, was also a professor of film at Tbilisi Film Institute; made 1st full-length feature, Pod odnim nebom (Under One Sky), the story of three women from three different periods in Georgian history; released Neskolko interviu po lichnym voprosam (Several Interviews on Personal Questions, 1979), the 1st of her films to catch the attention of the West; was the 1st president of Kino Women International (KIWI), an organization to further the position of women in film; served as president of International Association of Women Filmmakers (1987); wrote A Waltz on the Pechora, a film based on her mother's recollection of her internment (1987). Won Director's Prize at Tokyo International Film Festival for Krugovorot (Turnover, 1986).
See also Women in World History.