Iranian Foundation To Present Parajanov Works
Tehran Times, Iran
June 23 2004
Tehran Times Art Desk
TEHRAN (MNA) -- The Niavaran Foundation of Artistic Creations plans
to present movies, paintings, and collages of the Georgian filmmaker
and painter Sergey Iosifovich Paradzhanov during a program which will
start from June 24.
His films "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (1964), "Color of
Pomegranate" (1968), "Legend of Suram Fortress" (1984), and "Ashik
Kerib" (1988) as well as two documentaries of Parajanov and another
documentary about him are scheduled to be screened at the
Cinematheque of the foundation until June 30.
The films as well as his works in painting and collage will be
reviewed by Vigen Barkhordarian from Armenia and the Iranian critics
and artists Robert Safarian, Tahmasb Solhju, Habib Derakhshani,
Ashkan Rad, Ahmad Mir-Ehsan, and Ya'qub Rashtian during the weeklong
program.
Parajanov (1924-1990) directed more than 15 films and several
documentaries. He also created many outstanding paintings and
collages, which are housed at his museum in Yerevan in Armenia.
Tehran Times, Iran
June 23 2004
Tehran Times Art Desk
TEHRAN (MNA) -- The Niavaran Foundation of Artistic Creations plans
to present movies, paintings, and collages of the Georgian filmmaker
and painter Sergey Iosifovich Paradzhanov during a program which will
start from June 24.
His films "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (1964), "Color of
Pomegranate" (1968), "Legend of Suram Fortress" (1984), and "Ashik
Kerib" (1988) as well as two documentaries of Parajanov and another
documentary about him are scheduled to be screened at the
Cinematheque of the foundation until June 30.
The films as well as his works in painting and collage will be
reviewed by Vigen Barkhordarian from Armenia and the Iranian critics
and artists Robert Safarian, Tahmasb Solhju, Habib Derakhshani,
Ashkan Rad, Ahmad Mir-Ehsan, and Ya'qub Rashtian during the weeklong
program.
Parajanov (1924-1990) directed more than 15 films and several
documentaries. He also created many outstanding paintings and
collages, which are housed at his museum in Yerevan in Armenia.