The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 80% of the 813 1960s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova's dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
355 audience votes
Key crew
- Sergei ParajanovWriter
- Sergei ParajanovDirector
- Tigran MansuryanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sofiko ChiaureliThe poet as a young man / The poet's love / The nun in white lace / The angel of resurrection / The mime
- Melkon AlekyanThe poet as a child
- Vilen GalstyanThe poet in the monastery
- Gogi GegechkoriThe poet as an old man
- Hovhannes MinasyanThe prince
- Spartak BagashviliThe poet's father
- Medea JaparidzeThe poet's mother
- Onik MinasyanCast
- Yuri AmiryanCast
- I. BabayanCast
- Medea BibileishviliCast
- T. DvaliCast
Stills
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Themes
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The Best Movies of 1969
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