麻豆社

A stylized, surreal biography of Armenian Sayat-Nova (King of Song), whose life is depicted through amalgamations of poetic images. The music is by Tigran Mansuryn and this was a film which hugely influenced Julian Anderson.

Armenia/USSR 1969 Dir Sergei Parajanov 79 min. Cert. U

Restored in 2014 by Cineteca di Bologna/L鈥橧mmagine Ritrovata and The Film Foundation鈥檚 World Cinema Project, in association with the National Cinema Centre of Armenia and Gosfilmofond of Russia. Restoration funding provided by the Material World Charitable Foundation and The Film Foundation.