Film about Parajanov was shown for the first time in Yerevan
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19:52, 13 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 13, ARMENPRESS: `Parajanov - lover of beautiful' film
was shown for the first time to Armenian audience on July 13
closing `Golden Apricot' international festival. The idea of the film
telling about the last twenty years of his life belongs to director
and
the main actor Serzh Avetikyan and Ukrainian producer and director
Elena Fetisova who is the author of the scenario.
`Armenpress' reports that before the film Avetikyan came to the stage
and said he wants to be applauded after the end of the film.
`We tried to do so that our film does not have borders like Parajanov,' he said.
In the film lasting 93 minutes the audience had opportunity to see
Parajanov newly discovered by authors who is beautiful over both
in the film and in life. The films shows happy years of Parajanov in
Kiev and then his arrest in 1973.
In the film Parajanov is shown in quite different, tragic side when he
remembers his childhood years, his wife and son. `I am ill of
love towards beautiful,' mentions Parajanov in the film joking that
without spending two years in prison it is impossible to become
talented artist.
Serzh Avetikyan was also a member of `Golden Apricot' jury. He
informed that the film will appear in September. He assured that in
this
film the audience will have opportunity to discover newly Parajanov.
The film ends with exciting scene when director is sleeping in Paris
on
the bench near fountain.
After the end of the film the whole audience was clapping. Everyone
was congratulating Avetikyan. Among the people who congratulated
him was Atom Egoyan's wife, actress Arsine Khanjyan who can not hide
her excitement and expressed her opinion in French.
Ukrainian side wished that in their version the film is called
`Parajanov' and in France it will be called `Me Parajanov -soviet
artist'.
The producers of the film also got invitations from many festivals -
Venice, San Sebastian, Tokyo, Toronto, Monreal, San Paolo and etc.
The film about `Parajanov' was shot in Ukraine, France, Georgia and Armenia.
From: A. Papazian
http://armenpress.am/eng/print/726101/film-about-parajanov-was-shown-for-the-first-time-in-yerevan.html
19:52, 13 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 13, ARMENPRESS: `Parajanov - lover of beautiful' film
was shown for the first time to Armenian audience on July 13
closing `Golden Apricot' international festival. The idea of the film
telling about the last twenty years of his life belongs to director
and
the main actor Serzh Avetikyan and Ukrainian producer and director
Elena Fetisova who is the author of the scenario.
`Armenpress' reports that before the film Avetikyan came to the stage
and said he wants to be applauded after the end of the film.
`We tried to do so that our film does not have borders like Parajanov,' he said.
In the film lasting 93 minutes the audience had opportunity to see
Parajanov newly discovered by authors who is beautiful over both
in the film and in life. The films shows happy years of Parajanov in
Kiev and then his arrest in 1973.
In the film Parajanov is shown in quite different, tragic side when he
remembers his childhood years, his wife and son. `I am ill of
love towards beautiful,' mentions Parajanov in the film joking that
without spending two years in prison it is impossible to become
talented artist.
Serzh Avetikyan was also a member of `Golden Apricot' jury. He
informed that the film will appear in September. He assured that in
this
film the audience will have opportunity to discover newly Parajanov.
The film ends with exciting scene when director is sleeping in Paris
on
the bench near fountain.
After the end of the film the whole audience was clapping. Everyone
was congratulating Avetikyan. Among the people who congratulated
him was Atom Egoyan's wife, actress Arsine Khanjyan who can not hide
her excitement and expressed her opinion in French.
Ukrainian side wished that in their version the film is called
`Parajanov' and in France it will be called `Me Parajanov -soviet
artist'.
The producers of the film also got invitations from many festivals -
Venice, San Sebastian, Tokyo, Toronto, Monreal, San Paolo and etc.
The film about `Parajanov' was shot in Ukraine, France, Georgia and Armenia.
From: A. Papazian