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A Portrait of Arshile

1995

Overview

Egoyan juxtaposes home-video images of his son Arshile with a self-portrait of the famed Armenian artist, Arshile Gorky; Egoyan narrates in English, while his wife narrates in Armenian. The self-portrait made from a photo of the artist as a child at the time of the great massacre of the Armenians is used as a focus for meditations on the nature of self-awareness, artistic expression, and the relationship between the artist and the viewer.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 1995
Original language
English
Spoken languages
Armenian, English
Countries
Canada, United Kingdom
Production
Ego Film Arts
Director
Atom Egoyan
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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