apexa
3Dec11
Oh my god, what a great idea!
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tassa
23May12
'Replicating' the events in Sayat Nova's life & the emotions within/around them via sumptous visuals and sounds, tangles symbolism with Armenian culture; presented perfectly. Most beautiful part: the shot of open books on a rooftop, flapping in the wind, drying in the sun. So much magic to this film, but I don't think I've gotten everything out of it & never felt like it 'clicked' for me.
wolfmansRazor
2Apr12
Having no knowledge of Sayat-Nova and only the scantest knowledge of Armenian culture, I couldn't tell you what the hell The Color of Pomegranates means. But, on the basis of pure visual spectacle, this is in the running for the greatest film of all time.
Jacob Swanson
12Feb12
Loved the film, truly a visual poet at his finest. It was distracting to watch the horrible transfer by Kino and wonder how much more amazing the film would look if Criterion picked it up... It's certainly a film worthy of a good transfer and the Kino transfer is almost offensive to the film itself.
Connor Burke
12Feb12
I would rather spend 74 minutes awaiting my death in the cold, alone, locked in the trunk of a serial killer's car.
fiona_huffman
22Jan12
The Colour of Pomegranites: like dreams and moving paintings. Like Ken Russell's Mahler, it is a biography of emotions and atmospheres and things that cannot be expressed with words and a concrete sequence of events. It is an insider look rather than an ousider, superficial look, and ultimately tells one much more than if the film had been a traditional narrative following the poet's concrete life from the outside.
Michael Convery
1Jan12
It's as if a poet of the 1890's got cheap film equipment from the 1960's and made a biographical film about Sayat Nova in the same sense that Tarkovsky made a biographical film about Andrei Rublev. Some very powerful images, but not consistent through out.
fleurare
30Dec11
The film is succesful in how it attempts to show poetry as film with symbolism influenced by Armenian folklore and Sayat Nova's life. However, one must watch the film twice and know briefly of Nova's experiences before watching it. It is unlikely most will be as 'mesmerised' as some were. I know that I, personally, was not intrigued but simply curious. The best thing about this film is Sofiko Chiaureli.
Danny Dreams
28Dec11
I had no idea at all what was happening in this film, i do not see how it can be considered a masterpiece. It just seemed to be a series of incredible images with no real meaining behind them. Perhaps after another viewing i could make more sense of it, but i'm not sure it's worth it.
TheArshMan
7Dec11
I was riveted, but, dare I say I was more immersed in Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors? I think so, but they are both films you want to see more than once, which is as far as I've taken it.
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Alexander Robino
22Oct11
Holy Mountain, Batman! Seriously though... was having Jodorowsky flashbacks the entire time. My understanding of Armenian history is limited to say the least, so if this film requires a certain amount of understanding in that area before viewing, I really failed. The images themselves were well composed and were, personally speaking, emotionally stirring on occasionnn... I'll acknowledge it as an important work...
JP. Schmidt
13Oct11
Truly wonderful, nothing like I was expecting. On every form it made me re-think film . . .
WhatsUpWill
12Oct11
Should one even attempt to understand? Or should we all just clear our mind and let the imagery flow through us?
Francisco R.
2Sep11
A one of a kind film, Parajanov made a portrait of a poet's vision by means of a poem itself. There isn't a single pan or tracking shot favoring instead a mesmerizing mise en scene.
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Vlietronium
28Jul11
I don't think there is a four hour cut, but I did here that there is four hours of additional footage. No music for it though. I wish there was a good dvd version of this film!
