nato vachnadze

A concise documentary profile of Georgian silent-film icon Nato Vachnadze, born Nato Andronikashvili. Her mother was Polish, and her father hailed from an ancient noble lineage that traces to the last Byzantine emperors. She rose as the megastar of Soviet cinema in the 1920s and 1930s. Studio Sakhkinmretsvi endowed her with Hollywood-caliber splendor and glamour. Her name topped billboards and magazines, and her photographs graced the front pages of newspapers. Soviet producers forged a legend that shattered box-office records. This ascent propelled Studio Sakhkinmretsvi to become the largest studio in the Soviet Union during its era.