Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
A documentary film about the great ‘primitive’ painter Niko Pirosmani, a Georgian equivalent to Henri Rousseau, and a role model for Parajanov.
21'
Armenia
IFFR 2019
With a playful associative montage, Parajanov offers an overview of portrait paintings by Hakob Hovnatanyan, the ‘Raphael of Tiflis’. Combining sights and sounds from both Hovnatanyan’s paintings and 19th century Tbilisi, Parajanov’s short documentary can be seen as a direct precursor to The Colour of Pomegranates (1969), his masterpiece.
IFFR 2019
- 10'
- Armenia
- 1967
- Director
- Sergei Parajanov
- Country of production
- Armenia
- Year
- 1967
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 10'
- Medium
- DCP
- Languages
- French, Armenian
- Production Companies
- Hayk Studio, Yerevan Documentary Film Studio
- Sales
- National Cinema Center of Armenia
- Screenplay
- Sergei Parajanov
- Cinematography
- Karen Mesyan
- Sound Design
- Yuri Sayadyan
- Music
- Stepan Shakaryan
Also in this combined programme
The Colour of Chips
The classic The Colour of Pomegranates, transposed to the no less exotic Blackpool in the UK. Soundtrack by Mica Levi (Jackie, Under the Skin).
34'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2019
Kiev Frescoes
Parajanov's collage of all the remaining footage from an aborted film project, which had its negatives destroyed by the authorities.
15'
Armenia
IFFR 2019
- Director
- Sergei Parajanov
- Country of production
- Armenia
- Year
- 1967
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 10'
- Medium
- DCP
- Languages
- French, Armenian
- Production Companies
- Hayk Studio, Yerevan Documentary Film Studio
- Sales
- National Cinema Center of Armenia
- Screenplay
- Sergei Parajanov
- Cinematography
- Karen Mesyan
- Sound Design
- Yuri Sayadyan
- Music
- Stepan Shakaryan
Programme IFFR 2019
Regained
Drawing upon cinematic memories: restored classics, films about film(makers), experimental works, installations and retrospectives.
Read more about this programmeArabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
A documentary film about the great ‘primitive’ painter Niko Pirosmani, a Georgian equivalent to Henri Rousseau, and a role model for Parajanov.
21'
Armenia
IFFR 2019
Barbara Rubin & the Exploding NY Underground
Portrait of a key figure from New York's underground film scene, a rising star who disappeared as fast as she appeared.
78'
USA
IFFR 2019
Bathtubs Over Broadway
David Letterman’s ghostwriter indulges in a curious hobby: he collects industrial musicals on vinyl, and even revives this largely underrated genre.
87'
USA
IFFR 2019