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Film: Martakert town of Artsakh to host first-ever Parajanov exhibition

Panorama, Armenia
Feb 20 2019
Society 20:04 20/02/2019 NKR

The first ever-exhibition dedicated to Sergei Parajanov, a world-renowned Armenian director, artist and scriptwriter, will open on February 21 in Martakert town of the Artsakh Republic.

As Director at the Museum of Fine Arts in Shushi Lusine Gasparyan told Artsakhpress news agency, the event is organized is organized thanks to the joint efforts of “Museums of Shushi town” state non-commercial organisation as well as Martakert town local administration.

“The exhibition will showcase unique samples by Ukrainian film director Yuri Harmash depicting Sergey Parajanov. The exhibition will be followed by a film screening dedicated to the career and life of the world-famous director. This big cultural event is organized within the scope of celebrations of Parajanov’s 95th anniversary by the Museum of Fine Arts in Shushi,” Gasparyan told.

Sergei Parajanov or Paradjanov (born Sarkis Paradjanian; 1924-1990) was one of the best-known directors of Soviet films. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, to an Armenian family, his work reflected the ethnic diversity of the Caucasus where he was raised.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS