FILM DIRECTOR RUBEN GEVORGIANTS MAKES DOCUMENTARY ABOUT WORLD FAMOUS DRAMATURGE TONINO GUERRA
Noyan Tapan
Dec 08 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Film director Ruben Gevorgiants,
Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia, is making
a documentary about the world-famous cinema dramaturge Tonino
Guerra. During the December 8 press conference, he said that
he was already awarded the Amarcord Prize (which is given for a
great contrubution to the world cinematography) of the Independent
Association of Italian Cultural Workers for his incompleted film
"Tonino Guerra, Armenia and the World". 32 films about T. Guerra have
been made, with only R. Gevorgiants being awarded this prize. In
his words, the film will be completed in the spring of 2007, after
which there will be its premiere in Yerevan with the participation
of Tonino Guerra. The film director noted that the documentary will
be in Italian. "Guerra worked with Federico Fellini, Michelangelo
Antonioni and Andrey Tarkovski, who created part of the best films in
the world. These works are considered as progressive even today and
occupy their worthy place among classic films," he underlined. Speaking
about the state of the Armenian cinema, R. Gevorgiants said that its
development requires first of all creation of the appropriate cultural
field and encouragement of talented cinematographers.