Namus (film)

Namus Armenian , meaning honor is a 1925 silent film by Hamo Beknazarian, based on Alexander Shirvanzades 1885 novel of the same name, which denounces the despotic rites and customs of Caucasian families. It is widely recognized as the first Armenian feature film.

Namus was first premiered in Yerevans Nairi Theatre on April 13, 1926. On Octoberof the same year, the film was presented in Moscow. A poster in Leningrad in 1926 called Namus the biggest blockbuster of the season. When asked about the film, Hamo Beknazarian said I wanted to set the power of custom in the pillory, that stupid force of the concept of fathers honor. The film had incredible success and brought Beknazarian to fame in the Soviet Union, which helped him in his later works, making him the founder of Armenian cinematography.The first attempt to restore the film was made in the 1960s, when it was voiced. In 2005 Namus was digitally restored by FrancoGerman network Arte. This version was first shown in Cinma Le Balzac in Paris in November 2005 and then in Moscow Cinema in Yerevan in April 2010. ........

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