BLAST FROM THE PAST
The Color of the Pomegranates
Sayat-Nova
Director
Sergei Parajanov
Producer
Stepan Andranikyan
Cinematographer
Suren Shakhbazyan
Editors
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Yutkevich
Sound
Yuri Sayadyan
Website
Contact
Parajanov-Vartanov Institute
1969
USSR, Armenia
79 min
Color
The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova’s dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.
Directors' Biography
One of the greatest masters of cinema, Sergei Parajanov created two masterpieces in a row, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1964) and The Color of Pomegranates (1969), had such legendary fans as Fellini, Godard, and Tarkovsky, and was imprisoned three times. His artworks, and particularly his Mona Lisa collages, put him in the company of Picasso and Warhol.
Director
Sergei Parajanov
Producer
Stepan Andranikyan
Cinematographer
Suren Shakhbazyan
Editors
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Yutkevich
Sound
Yuri Sayadyan
Website
Contact
Parajanov-Vartanov Institute
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