The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Note: this print runs 73 minutes against a recorded 79 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Sofiko Chiaureli, Vilen Galstyan, Spartak Bagashvili, Gogi Gegechkori, Medea Japaridze
Directed by Sergei Parajanov
The Color of Pomegranates, originally known as Sayat-Nova, is a 1969 Soviet Armenian avant-garde film written and directed by Sergei Parajanov. The film is a poetic treatment of the life of 18th-century Armenian poet and troubadour Sayat-Nova. The film is regarded as a landmark in cinema history, and was met with widespread acclaim among filmmakers and critics. It is often considered one of the greatest films ever made.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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