The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova's dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.
- Released
- 1969-10-01
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Sergei Parajanov
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 from 362 votes
Cast
- Sofiko Chiaureli as The poet as a young man / The poet's love / The nun in white lace / The angel of resurrection / The mime
- Melkon Alekyan as The poet as a child
- Vilen Galstyan as The poet in the monastery
- Gogi Gegechkori as The poet as an old man
- Hovhannes Minasyan as The prince
- Spartak Bagashvili as The poet's father
- Medea Japaridze as The poet's mother
- Onik Minasyan
- Yuri Amiryan
- I. Babayan
- Medea Bibileishvili
- T. Dvali