rainasanarchitect(perhapsoutofrespectforhisfather,anengineer).Followinghisgraduationin1955,Daneliyaworkedonlybrieflyinthatfieldwhenhedecidedhe'dratherbeinfilms,enrollinginMosfilmStudios'Directors'Coursesin1958.In1960,Daneliyaco-directedSeryozhaASummertoRememberwithIgorTalankin.Twoyearslater,hemadehissolodirectorialdebut,PutKPrichaluTheWaytotheWharf(1962).His1969comedyNeGoryuy!Don'tWorry!successfullyblendedhumorandmelancholy,adevicethatwouldbecomeDaneliya'strademark.Inadditiontodirecting,Daneliyaco-authorsthescriptsforhisfilmsandoccasionallyworksonscreenplaysforotherdirectors.Daneliyahaswonnumerousnationalandinternationalawardsforhiswork.In1964,hisYaShagayupoMoskveIWalkAroundMoscowreceivedanhonorablementionattheCannesFilmFestival,whilein1975AfonyareceivedaspecialawardattheAllUnionFestival,amajorU.S.S.R.event.Daneliya'sbiggesthitintheU.S.S.R.,Mimino(1977),earnedthespecialprizeattheMoscowInternationalFilmFestivalandtheU.S.S.R.StatePrize.In1991,DaneliyaearnedtheNikaAward(theRussianequivalenttoanOscar)forBestScreenplayforPasport(1990).豆瓣評分達到了 7，展現(xiàn)了復雜的人物關系和讓人記憶深刻的故事情節(jié)。