Mikhail Vartanov
Born: 1937-02-21
Vartanov was blacklisted for his debut film, The Color of Land (1969), where he portrayed his dissident friends Paradjanov (imprisoned in 1974) and Minas (assassinated in 1975). When Vartanov's artistic freedom was restored 20 years later, he responded with Minas: A Requiem (1989) and Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992) - his masterpiece, which was admired by some of cinema's most important luminaries, including Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese.
The Color of Armenian Land
as HimselfReleased: 1969-10-01
In his wordless debut film, Mikhail Vartanov presents the ancient and modern art of Armenia...
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Parajanov: The Last Spring
as HimselfReleased: 1992-12-30
Made in wartime and edited in candlelight, Vartanov's rarely-seen masterpiece tells about his...
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