Principal cast
Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, Vilen Galstyan, Gogi Gegechkori and Hovhannes Minasyan
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The Color of Pomegranates
A poetic evocation of the life of Armenian poet Sayat Nova.
About the film
The Color of Pomegranates at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1968 film at stop 202 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Suren Shakhbazyan (director of photography), Marfa Ponomarenko (editor), Sergei Parajanov (editor), Tigran Mansuryan (original music composer) and Stepan Andranikyan (production design)
- Director
- Sergei Parajanov
- Release
- 1969-10-01
- Runtime
- 80 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and History
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Quiz
- 20 questions
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Full cast
- Sofiko ChiaureliCharacter: The poet as a young man / The poet's love / The nun in white lace / The angel of resurrection / The mime
- Melkon AlekyanCharacter: The poet as a child
- Vilen GalstyanCharacter: The poet in the monastery
- Gogi GegechkoriCharacter: The poet as an old man
- Hovhannes MinasyanCharacter: The prince
- Spartak BagashviliCharacter: The poet's father
- Medea JaparidzeCharacter: The poet's mother
- Onik Minasyan
- Yuri Amiryan
- I. Babayan
- Medea Bibileishvili
- T. Dvali
Full crew
Full crew
- Sergei ParajanovCredits: Editor, Writer, Director, Art Direction, Choreographer
- Mikael ArakelyanCredits: Set Decoration
- Zh. SarabyanCredits: Costume Design
- Elene AkhvledianiCredits: Costume Design
- I. KaralyanCredits: Costume Design
- Stepan AndranikyanCredits: Production Design
- L. KaramyanCredits: Visual Effects
- Rom. ZhamharyanCredits: Second Assistant Director
- P. AschyanCredits: Makeup Artist
- Aram SamvelyanCredits: First Assistant Director
- H. HovhannisyanCredits: Visual Effects
- Martyn ShakhbazyanCredits: Camera Operator
- V. AsatryanCredits: Makeup Artist
- Bagrat OganesyanCredits: Script Editor
- Tigran MansuryanCredits: Original Music Composer
- Suren ShakhbazyanCredits: Director of Photography
- Yuri SayadyanCredits: Sound Designer
- Martiros VartanovCredits: Thanks
- Mikhail VartanovCredits: BTS Videographer
- Marfa PonomarenkoCredits: Editor
- Andrii VladymyrovCredits: Set Photographer
- Sayat-NovaCredits: Poem
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