The Color of Pomegranates (1969)

Name: The Color of Pomegranates
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1969-10-01
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, Vilen Galstyan, Gogi Gegechkori, Hovhannes Minasyan

A poetic evocation of the life of Armenian poet Sayat Nova.

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.

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Released 1969-10-01 · 80 min · Drama, History

Directed by Sergei Parajanov

Cast

Sofiko Chiaureli as The poet as a young man / The poet's love / The nun in white lace / The angel of resurrection / The mime
Melkon Alekyan as The poet as a child
Vilen Galstyan as The poet in the monastery
Gogi Gegechkori as The poet as an old man
Hovhannes Minasyan as The prince
Spartak Bagashvili as The poet's father
Medea Japaridze as The poet's mother
Onik Minasyan
Yuri Amiryan
I. Babayan
Medea Bibileishvili
T. Dvali
Aleksandr Dzhanshiyev as Monk
Guranda Gabunia
Zh. Gharibyan