Rent The Colour of Pomegranates (1969)
3.8 of 5 from 113 ratings
1h 10min
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- Synopsis:
- Sergei Paradjanov's celebrated, dreamlike masterpiece paints an astonishing portrait of the 18th century Armenian poet Sayat Nova, the 'King of Song'. Paradjanov's aim was not a conventional biography but a cinematic expression of his work, resulting in an extraordinary visual poem. Key moments in his subject's life are illustrated through a series of exquisitely orchestrated tableaux filled with rich colour and stunning iconography, each scene a celluloid painting alive with stylised movement. One of cinema's most revered and beautiful films, The Colour of Pomegranates is a unique and rewarding experience that haunts the memory long after viewing.
- Actors:
- Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, Vilen Galstyan, Gogi Gegechkori, Spartak Bagashvili, Medea Japaridze, Hovhannes Minasyan, Onik Minasyan, Yuri Amiryan, I. Babayan, Medea Bibileishvili, T. Dvali, Aleksandr Dzhanshiyev, Guranda Gabunia, Zh. Gharibyan, L. Karamyan, G. Margaryan, G. Matsukatov, Yuri Merdenov, Bela Mirianashvili
- Directors:
- Sergei Parajanov
- Producers:
- Katrin Schlosser, Dorothea Holloway, Frank Loprich
- Writers:
- Sayat Nova, Sergei Parajanov
- Aka:
- Sayat Nova / Red Pomegranate
- Studio:
- Second Sight Films Ltd.
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- A History of Soviet Silent Cinema, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema, Top Films
- Countries:
- Russia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/02/2018
- Run Time:
- 80 minutes
- Languages:
- Armenian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project restoration of The Armenian Version ('Parajanov's Cut')
- The Russian Version ('Yutkevich's Cut') prepared using The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project restored material
- Optional annotated commentary on The Armenian Version by James Steffen, author of 'The Cinema of Sergei Parajanov' and advisor on the new restoration
- Optional audio commentary on The Russian Version by Levon Abrahamyan
- New 2K restoration of Sergei Parajanov's short film 'Kyiv Frescoes' with optional annotated commentary by Daniel Bird
- 'Pomegranates Rediscovered': Cecilia Cenciarelli of Bologna Cineteca on the multi-national effort to save 'The Colour of Pomegranates'
- 'Free Parajanov!': Tony Rayns on the campaign to free Parajanov
- 'The World is a Window: The Making of The Colour of Pomegranates'
- 'Memories About Sayat Nova': Levon Grigoryan's 2006 documentary featuring extracts from the rushes
- Parajanov: A Requiem
- 'Poetry, Pomegranates and Parajanov': A new appreciation by Daniel Bird
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features
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Reviews (2) of The Colour of Pomegranates
Pomegranates Bleed, Monks Levitate, and Somehow It All Adds Up to Poetry - The Colour of Pomegranates review by griggs
There’s no susceptible plot— just a procession of living icons from the life of an 18th-century Armenian poet. Pomegranates bleed like hearts, monks drift like smoke, and time folds in on itself like worn parchment. The Color of Pomegranates doesn’t so much tell a story as hum it—through gesture, texture, and ritual. It’s like absorbing a memory through the skin. Baffling, yes—but also sacred, strange, and undeniably beautiful. I spent most of it adrift, oddly spellbound. If Jodorowsky directed a fragrance advert, it might look like this. I don’t understand it, but I don’t think I need to. I just know I’ve seen something rare.
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Outstanding - The Colour of Pomegranates review by PM
There's a certain timelessness to this beautiful film, due perhaps to the outstanding quality of the video format. Additionally there are three good length extra films included on the DVD, documenting the lives of the poet, the director and the fascinating history of the film itself. All in all a very worthwhile rental and one I would recommend to anyone interested in the development of Artistic cinema.
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