Pure poetry put to screen…
The Color of Pomegranates subverts the typical biopic by making a surreal film set to traditional Armenian music and imagery. Sergei Parajanov creates a complex tableaux of Armenian culture through this experimental film initially censored and banned in the Soviet Union upon its release. Watching this film in the heart of winter is a brief, wondrous reprieve from the everyday life here in present day Portland.
Dir. Sergei Parajanov (1969); Soviet Union; 78 min
Programmed by Sarah Schaeffer
Friday, January 17 at 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
Saturday, January 18 at 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
Sunday, January 19 at 3:00 PM