The Colour of Pomegranates: Based on a Poem by Sayat Nova

Ein poetisches Filmgedicht ohne lineare Erzählung, das die Welt des armenischen Dichters Aruthin Sayadin in rätselhaften und teilweise surrealen Bildkompositionen aufleben läßt. Zitate aus seinen Gedichten verbinden sich zu einer eigenwilligen Sprachstruktur, ohne daß ihr Inhalt erfaßbar wird. In ac...

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Other Authors: Paradzanov, Sergej Iosifovic (Director), Sachbazjan, Suren (Cinematographer), Ciaureli, Sof'ja Michajlovna (Actor), Alekyan, Melkon (Actor), Galstyan, Vilen (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:Armenian
Published: London Second Sight [2018]
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Summary:Ein poetisches Filmgedicht ohne lineare Erzählung, das die Welt des armenischen Dichters Aruthin Sayadin in rätselhaften und teilweise surrealen Bildkompositionen aufleben läßt. Zitate aus seinen Gedichten verbinden sich zu einer eigenwilligen Sprachstruktur, ohne daß ihr Inhalt erfaßbar wird. In acht Kapiteln gegliederter Film; ein gleichzeitig spielerisches und ernsthaftes Experiment im Umgang mit Bild und Ton; lange Jahre verboten, zählt es inzwischen zu den bemerkenswertesten Beispielen des jüngeren sowjetischen Films. [Film-Dienst]
The restored Armenian version premiered in Armenia in October 1969. It was a product of a protracted censorship battle and multiple compromises, but it represents the version signed off for release by Parajanov and the Armenian filmmaking administration. It was not widely available outside of Armenia until the 1990s, when it began screening at festivals and retrospectives. Before that, most people knew the film through the version reedited by Sergei Yutkevich ... Initially Parajanov was upset that Yutkevich had changed the film, but later in life he acknowledged that Yutkevich had helped to get the film released. Still, this Armenian version better reflects Parajanov's mode of poetic thought. Because Armenian Communist Party officials objected to the liberties that Parajanov took with the historical figure of Sayat-Nova, the famed Armenian ashugh (poet-troubadour). The authorities in Moscow also complained that the film had failed in its educational mission. [www.dvdbeaver.com]
Physical Description:2 Blu-ray-Discs (80 Min.) farbig