The Color of Pomegranates
Overview
Parajanov said his inspiration was "the Armenian illuminated miniature)," and that he "wanted to create that inner dynamic that comes from inside the picture, the forms and the dramaturgy of colour." He also described this film as a series of Persian miniatures.
Overview
Some Russian versions of The Color of Pomegranates have Special Edition features. The Memories of Sayat Nova, by Levon Grigoryan, is a 30-minute synopsis that explains what is happening in the tableaux and in each chapter of the poet's life. G. Smalley asserts that every carefully composed image in The Color of Pomegranates is coded to a meaning, but the key to interpreting them is missing. He agrees with Parajanov that "If someone sat down to watch The Color of Pomegranates with no background, they would have no idea what they were seeing." The making of the film and its different versions are explored in the other special features: "Introduction" by writer and filmmaker Daniel Bird; The World Is A Window: Making The Colour of Pomegranates—a new documentary by Daniel Bird; and "Commentary" by Levon Abrahamyan, moderated by Daniel Bird.
Cast and crew
• Sofiko Chiaureli – Poet as a Youth/Poet's Love/Poet's Muse/Mime/Angel of Resurrection • Melkon Aleksanyan – Poet as a child (as Melkon Alekyan) • Vilen Galstyan – Poet in the cloister • Giorgi Gegechkori – Poet as an old man • Spartak Bagashvili – Poet's father • Medea Japaridze – Poet's mother • Hovhannes Minasyan – Prince • Onik Minasyan – Prince • Mikael Arakelyan – Set decorator • Stepan Andranikyan – Production designer • Mikhail Vartanov – Behind-the-scenes documentarian
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