Color of Pomegranates, The
Color of Pomegranates, The
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This disc includes director Sergei Paradjanov's best-known masterwork, an excellent documentary about the filmmaker, as well as an early short by this major figure in world cinema. The Color of Pomegranates (Paradjanov, 1969, 88 mins.) is presented here in its complete, director''s cut (for years it was only available in a censored version). It is an aesthetically daring work that violated the Soviet Union''s codes for "socialist realism" and against "religious sentiment" that was banned in its homeland and was largely responsible for the director''s prison sentence years later. A poetic evocation of the life of 18th century Armenian poet Sayat Nova, it is widely considered one of the most important works of Russian cinema. In Russian with English subtitles. Paradjanov: A Requiem (Ron Holloway, 1994, 57 mins.) feature s rare interviews with the director and clips from his work in an absorbing portrait of the artist, dissident, romantic and iconoclast. In English and Russian with English subtitles. Finally, Hagop Hovnatanian is Paradjanov''s short film about the Armenian painter, filled with magical Sergei Paradjanov/Ron Holloway---USSR/Germany/USA---1965-1994---155 mins.

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