The Color of Pomegranates

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Audience Member The Color of Pomegranates, originally known as Sayat-Nova, is a 1969 Soviet Armenian art film written and directed by Sergei Parajanov. The film is a poetic treatment of the life of 18th-century Armenian poet and troubadour Sayat-Nova. The film is now regarded as a landmark in film history and was met with widespread acclaim among filmmakers and critics. It is often considered one of the greatest films ever made. Although the film is highly praised, Vision thought the film lacked the film category. It looked more like an educational, ceremonial or travellers documentary. The sets were amazing, along with the costumes and themes but the actors looked displaced, which gives rise to why the film actually looks like a travellers guide to Armenia. Madonna's 1995 music video Bedtime Story restages some content from the movie. Lady Gaga's "911" music video released in September 2020 is openly influenced by the movie. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/25 Full Review David B It isn’t really a film, just a series of very pretty scenes with no real discernible plot. It got old very quickly, after about the fifth scene of people just standing around making strange arm gestures while annoying sounds play in the background. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Audience Member Call me picky but I like to be entertained by films. This isn't film at all, it's just 80 minutes of moving art and it is indescribably boring. Beautiful colour palette though. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Not without taking an academic deep dive into Armenian history, culture and superstition, Christian symbolism, the life of national figure poet Sayat-Nova ("King of Songs", 1712-1795), and the sometimes troubled, sometimes mischievous life and times of the film's maker, Sergei Parajanov. Without all of that in tow, sitting through this film amounts to looking at a most ornate, impenetrable motion slide show; one with a deduced narrative built upon a soil of old-world metaphor set to atonal sitar music. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review s r 1001 movies to see before you die. An original film to say the least. Bizarre visuals and a slow narrative really similar this up, but it was worth seeing for its artistic direction. It was on daily motion. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Stellar woven textiles, karpets, nimble greetings and prepossessing blinks moralize Sayat-Nova's tableaus in vibrating alto tootles. Being an ageless subversion of cinema, it's an indecipherably celestial film that keeps on giving no matter how much time you put into it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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