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The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Directed by Sergei Parajanov
“A poetic evocation of the life of Armenian poet Sayat Nova.”
History · 1h 20m
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.
Cast
Sofiko Chiaureli
The poet as a young man / The poet's love / The nun in white lace / The angel of resurrection / The mime
M
Melkon Alekyan
The poet as a child
Vilen Galstyan
The poet in the monastery
Gogi Gegechkori
The poet as an old man
H
Hovhannes Minasyan
The prince
Spartak Bagashvili
The poet's father
Medea Japaridze
The poet's mother
O
Onik Minasyan
Y
Yuri Amiryan
I
I. Babayan
M
Medea Bibileishvili
T
T. Dvali
Crew
- Director
- Sergei Parajanov
- Writer
- Sergei Parajanov
- Director of Photography
- Suren Shakhbazyan
- Original Music Composer
- Tigran Mansuryan
- Editor
- Sergei Parajanov, Marfa Ponomarenko
Details
- Original title
- Նռան գույնը
- Release date
- 1969-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- History
- Original language
- HY
- Spoken languages
- Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Production
- Armenia Studio