3 Movies Starring Sofiko Chiaureli

The Color of Pomegranates

The Color of Pomegranates

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-01-27

Languages:

Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

79 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (4766 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sayat Nova (poems)

Sergei Parajanov

Fullplot:

One of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century, Sergei Parajanov's "Color of the Pomegranate," a biography of the Armenian troubadour Sayat Nova (King of Song) reveals the poet's life more through his poetry than a conventional narration of important events in Sayat Nova's life. We see the poet grow up, fall in love, enter a monastery and die, but these incidents are depicted in the context of what are images from Sergei Parajanov's imagination and Sayat Nova's poems, poems that are seen and rarely heard. Sofiko Chiaureli plays 6 roles, both male and female, and Sergei Parajanov writes, directs, edits, choreographs, works on costumes, design and decor and virtually every aspect of this revolutionary work void of any dialog or camera movement.

Ashik Kerib

Ashik Kerib

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-05-01

Languages:

Azerbaijani, Georgian

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

73 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (953 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Gia Badridze

Mikhail Lermontov (story)

Fullplot:

Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights - but not before he's got the daughter to promise not to marry till his return. It's told in typical Paradjanov style overlaid with Armenian folksongs.

The Color of Pomegranates

The Color of Pomegranates

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-01-27

Languages:

Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian

Countries:

Soviet Union

Runtime:

79 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (4797 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sayat Nova (poems)

Sergei Parajanov

Fullplot:

One of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century, Sergei Parajanov's "Color of the Pomegranate," a biography of the Armenian troubadour Sayat Nova (King of Song) reveals the poet's life more through his poetry than a conventional narration of important events in Sayat Nova's life. We see the poet grow up, fall in love, enter a monastery and die, but these incidents are depicted in the context of what are images from Sergei Parajanov's imagination and Sayat Nova's poems, poems that are seen and rarely heard. Sofiko Chiaureli plays 6 roles, both male and female, and Sergei Parajanov writes, directs, edits, choreographs, works on costumes, design and decor and virtually every aspect of this revolutionary work void of any dialog or camera movement.

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