Mikheil Kobakhidze

• Name — Mikheil Kobakhidze • Native Name — მიხეილ კობახიძე • Born — 5 April 1939 • Birthplace — Tbilisi, Georgia • Died — 13 October 2019 • Occupation — Screenwriter, film director, actor, composer • Spouse — Natela Machavariani • Children — Gega Kobakhidze

Mikheil Kobakhidze graduated from VGIK in 1965, As a student, he created the short films "Young Love" and "Carousel". His 1964 graduation film "Wedding" won three prizes at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, including the festival's main prize. However, his original graduation film, "Eight and a Half", was considered anti-Soviet and destroyed by censors. In 1966 Kobakhidze made the film "Umbrella", which won the main prize in 1967 at the Kraków Film Festival. Themes in Kobakhidze's work such as nonconformism, rebellion, disobedience, and individualism ran against Soviet ideology, causing the filmmaker to run into censorship problems. Kobakhidze spent some time living and working in France. A retrospective of the director's films was organized at the Venice Film Festival in 1996.

Mikheil Kobakhidze was married to actress and politician Natela Machavariani. Their son was actor Gega Kobakhidze, who, along with his wife Tina Petviashvili and five other Georgians, attempted to hijack a plane to escape from the Soviet Union in 1983.

• Year — Name — Director — Screenwriter — Composer — Actor • 1961 — Young Love • 1962 — Carousel • 1964 — Wedding • 1967 — Umbrella • 1969 — Musicians • 1977 — Racing • 1977 — The Price of Life • 1977 — Anemia • 1978 — Several Interviews on Personal Issues • 1987 — Monday • 1997 — Lilac • 2002 — Sur le chemin • 2003 — On The Way • 2004 — Les joues rouges • 2005 — Holy Fox