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.
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Sergei Parajanov as Himself
Mikhail Vartanov as Himself
Minas Avetisyan as Himself, painter
Sofiko Chiaureli as Sayat Nova (archive footage)
Martiros Saryan as Himself, Painter
Arto Tchakmakchian as Himself
Robert Elibekyan as Himself, Painter
Yervand Gojabashyan as Himself, Painter
Martin Petrosian as Himself, Painter
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