Arthur Pelechian's Iconic Cinema
Arthur Pelechian, an Armenian filmmaker, has created five short films since the 1960s. His works reject classical narrative, dialogue, commentary, and actors, while also excluding any testimony of reality. Designed as spiritual exercises, films like Patrouille de nuit, Nous, Habitants, Saisons, and Notre siècle oppose historical avant-garde cinema through their unique rhythmic montage.
Key facts
- Arthur Pelechian is an Armenian filmmaker.
- He has made five short films since the 1960s.
- His films exclude classical narrative, dialogue, commentary, and actors.
- The films also exclude any testimony of reality.
- They are conceived as spiritual exercises.
- Films include Patrouille de nuit, Nous, Habitants, Saisons, and Notre siècle.
- They oppose historical avant-garde cinema.
- The opposition is through a very particular rhythmic montage.
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Artists
- Arthur Pelechian
Sources
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