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Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird

1970 · 1 h 25 min
Directed by Otar Iosseliani
ComedyDramaMusical

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

Gia is a Georgian orchestra timpanist who has no time for anything, drifting through Tbilisi's streets in a day of mishaps.

Sinekatalog’s take

Otar Iosseliani's film is light, musical and gentle, a feel-good Soviet-era gem with a humane touch.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (1,500 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.