The Color of Pomegranates

The Color of Pomegranates Armenian is a 1969 Soviet film written and directed by Sergei Parajanov. It made the Toplist in Cahiers du cinma in 1982 and Top 100 in Time Out.

The director had claimed his inspiration was the Armenian illuminated miniatures. I wanted to create that inner dynamic that comes from inside the picture, the forms and the dramaturgy of colour. Parajanov once made a speech in Minsk in which he asserted that the Armenian public very likely did not understand The Color of Pomegranates, but then said that people are going to this picture as to a holiday.Five minutes were cut mainly due to religious censorship for release in the Soviet Union beyond Armenia. It was refused a license for export outside of the Soviet Union and was withdrawn after a two months circulation in the Soviet Union. ........

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