Sergei Parajanov's 'The Color of Pomegranates' streams online
Sergei Parajanov's 1969 film 'The Color of Pomegranates' is now available on demand until April 21 as part of Il Cinema Ritrovato | Fuori Sala programming. The film, restored by Cineteca di Bologna and The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project, depicts the life of Armenian troubadour Sayat Nova through allegory and folklore music, with minimal dialogue. Actress Sofiko Chiaureli plays six different roles. Censored by the Soviet regime, the film was acclaimed internationally. Martin Scorsese described it as entering another dimension where beauty manifests without constraints, while Michelangelo Antonioni called it perfectly beautiful and Parajanov one of the world's best directors.
Key facts
- Film 'The Color of Pomegranates' directed by Sergei Parajanov in 1969
- Film tells the life of troubadour Sayat Nova through allegory and Armenian folk music
- Actress Sofiko Chiaureli plays six different characters
- Censored by the Soviet regime but acclaimed outside the USSR
- Martin Scorsese praised the film as entering another dimension
- Michelangelo Antonioni called it perfectly beautiful
- Restored by Cineteca di Bologna and The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project
- Available on demand until April 21 as part of Il Cinema Ritrovato | Fuori Sala
Entities
Artists
- Sergei Parajanov
- Sayat Nova
- Sofiko Chiaureli
- Martin Scorsese
- Michelangelo Antonioni
Institutions
- Cineteca di Bologna
- The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project
- Il Cinema Ritrovato | Fuori Sala
- Artribune
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- USSR
- Armenia