《皮罗斯马尼》(1969)是他最著名的作品，也是格鲁吉亚最令人惊奇的作品。
影片模仿皮罗斯马尼的绘画，以朴素、风格化、宛如置身幻境的画面，叙述了这位画家的生平。
影片以缩影的形式和独特的节奏表现了这位艺术家的忧郁、孤独和缺乏知音的生活，几乎没有对白；但同时，影片却揭示了画家的内心世界，表现了他心驰神往的绘画主题，竭力去探索他的性格。这部影片的特点，就是具有某种庄严的情调，对最微小的细节也备加重视。

这是令人尊敬的格鲁吉亚导演Otar Iosseliani拍摄的第一部短故事片，差不多一完成就遭到苏联当局的封杀。

在第比利斯，一对青年男女坠入爱河，他们搬到了一所空荡荡的小公寓中。他们的爱让水流淌，让电和煤气也正常工作了。但是这还不够，他们开始羡慕邻居家的家具设备。山上的一棵古树被砍伐，为了他们舒适的小窝有更多的家具。只有那些对旧居中快乐日子的回忆能够带给他们恋爱的感觉。

一组妇女向报社寄投诉信，女记者索菲科采访她们，中间还夹杂着她的个人生活。一方面是当代苏联妇女的小故事：被抛弃的女人、爱唱歌的母亲、想进老人院的老妇人；另一方面是索菲科的个人生活：她的童年、她的家庭、她的母亲。

The film is set in southern Georgia, which until the end of XIX century was dominated by the Ottoman Empire. The tragic time to be born people of high strength of spirit, such as Antimoz Iverieli - the philosopher-educator. Having experienced in childhood cruelty and injustice, it becomes the path of serving others. Having been removed by the Turks in Romania, a hero at any cost wants to return home. However hard and long this way. Sentenced to death, Antimoz remains in the memory of his countrymen champion of justice.

一个年轻的作曲家出发前往格鲁吉亚的几个城市旅行，非常希望能够采集各地的民谣。但是他的同伴却相信，他是受到一个革命组织派遣，为的是计划未来的行动。影片一开始便笼罩着一股不祥的预兆，像是暴风雨前的宁静。导演与摄影师微妙地在消极的安详和积极的罪行之间，营造出令人不安的张力。这种宁静的张力持续着，但是诡异的气氛却悄悄地扩散，爆炸、火灾、逮捕行动，直到恶运扩及全国。人物的奔走并不意味他们准备反抗，纯粹只是慑服于恐惧的状态中。他们想逃离，却缺乏勇气与时间。他们在等待一个领袖的出现…
This Russian drama is set in 1907 just before the Revolution erupted and centers upon a young musician who is trying to record all of the folk songs in his big country. His journey leads him to encounter all types of people. The only shadow is the threat of Czarist troops looking to exterminate those who seem to threaten the crumbling monarchy. The musician finds himself pursued when his map is mistaken by soldiers for a list of possible radicals. All those the musician visited are executed and as the story ends, a community religious celebration becomes a massacre when the troops suddenly move in to seize them en masse
改编自Otar Chkeidze小说《无名的风》（Veter, kotoromu net imeni）
1986 柏林影展最佳导演奖
1985 苏联影展最佳影片、最佳摄影两项大奖