Hakob Hovnatanian/Հակոբ Հովնաթանյան Armenian SSR, 1967, 10’
Director and Scriptwriter: Sergey Parajanov Cinematographer: Karen Mesyan Composer: Stepan Shakaryan Production Company: Hayfilm Studio
In this 10-minute short, Sergei Parajanov recreates the feel and atmosphere of 19th century Tbilisi through the paintings of Hakob Hovnatanian, the ‘Raphael of Tiflis’. Combining sights and sounds from both Hovnatanyan’s paintings and the city itself, Parajanov’s short documentary can be seen as a direct precursor to The Color of Pomegranates (1969), his masterpiece.
