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Paradjanov's depiction of the life of Armenian poet Arutiun Sayadin, known as Sayat Nova, who rises from carpet weaver to court minstrel to archbishop. Eloquent imagery and symbols are derived from Armenian paintings, poetry and history. In Armenian with English subtitles. Also includes "Hagop Hovnatanian," a 12-minute short on the artist.

Distribution

Kino International, 333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503, New York, NY 10018, Phone: (212)629-6880, Toll-free: 800-562-3330, Fax: (212)714-0871, Email: contact@kino.com, URL: http://www.kino.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 80 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

This Is Your Life, Poetry

Screenplay

Sergei Paradjanov

Cast

Sofiko Chiaureli, M. Aleksanian, V. Galstian

Cinematography

A. Samvelyan

Director

Sergei Paradjanov