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
A documentary film about the great Georgian outsider artist Niko Pirosmani. By filming the detail and themes of his colourful paintings, Parajanov creates an engaging and mysterious portrait of Georgia itself. This later work is often seen as a companion piece to Hakob Hovnatanyan (1967), since it also takes its subject from a famous painter.
IFFR 2019
- 21'
- Armenia
- 1985
- Director
- Sergei Parajanov
- Country of production
- Armenia
- Year
- 1985
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 21'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Arabeskebi Pirosmanis temaze
- Language
- no dialogue
- Production Company
- Qronikalur Dokumenturi Pilmebis Studia
- Sales
- Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre
- Screenplay
- Kora Tsereteli, Sergei Parajanov
- Cinematography
- Nodar Paliashvili
- Editor
- Marfa Ponomarenko
- Music
- Jansug Kakhidze
Also in this combined programme
Hakob Hovantanyan
With a playful associative montage, Parajanov offers an overview of portrait paintings by Hakob Hovnatanyan, the ‘Raphael of Tiflis’.
10'
Armenia
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
- 1985
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 21'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Arabeskebi Pirosmanis temaze
- Language
- no dialogue
- Production Company
- Qronikalur Dokumenturi Pilmebis Studia
- Sales
- Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre
- Screenplay
- Kora Tsereteli, Sergei Parajanov
- Cinematography
- Nodar Paliashvili
- Editor
- Marfa Ponomarenko
- Music
- Jansug Kakhidze
Programme IFFR 2019
Regained
Drawing upon cinematic memories: restored classics, films about film(makers), experimental works, installations and retrospectives.
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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