Movie

The Color of Pomegranates

1969 · 80 min

A slow, dreamlike procession of vivid tableaux that washes over you like poetry, rewarding patience with haunting images rather than story.

Tagline: A poetic evocation of the life of Armenian poet Sayat Nova.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Art, identity, faith, death
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
identity
faith
death
memory
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild