The Color of Armenian Land

Overview

In his wordless debut film, Mikhail Vartanov presents the ancient and modern art of Armenia through the post-impressionist painter Martiros Saryan’s silent commentary of gestures. Biblical landscapes, the ruins of temples, frescos, cross-stones, contemporary sculptures of Tchakmakchian (Chakmakchyan), the first appearance on film of iconic modernist painter Minas and his paintings, as well as the world famous behind-the-scenes episodes of Sergei Parajanov’s landmark "The Color of Pomegranates (Sayat Nova)." The film had its first public screening at one of the world’s largest and prestigious cinematic events, the Busan International Film Festival, 43 years after it was made.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 1969

Original language

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Hayk Studio,Yerevan Documentary Film Studio

Cast

Yervand Gojabashyan,Minas Avetisyan,Arto Tchakmakchian,Martin Petrosian,Robert Elibekyan,Mikhail Vartanov,Sofiko Chiaureli,Martiros Saryan,Sergei Parajanov

Director

Mikhail Vartanov

Writer

Mikhail Vartanov,B. Sahakov

Cinematography

Mikhail Vartanov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0307311