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Hakob Hovnatanian

Screenings


August 29    14:00
H. TUMANYAN HOUSE-MUSEUM (DSEGH)


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.

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