Few (if any) sets were used for “The Colour of Pomegranates” as most of the film was shot at various Armenian historical sites and monasteries
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“The Colour of Pomegranates” largely tells the story of 18th century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova, whose work is known for its exquisite lyrical beauty and vivid imagery. You can read some of his translated work here (https://tinyurl.com/5n6ev3yx)
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Due to clashes with gov’t officials about failing to uphold soviet cinema artistic and cultural norms “Sayat Nova" was swiftly censored, re-cut, renamed to “The Color of Pomegranates” and the ultimately banned to the point that even the 1969 documentary about “Paradjanov: The Color of Armenian Land” was also censored and banned.
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And now our feature presentation: The Soviet Armenian art film “The Color of Pomegranates/Sayat-Nova” (https://youtu.be/NtuEVEbsDmk?si=zu2LMhmmCLpyX4QP) 🇦🇲🇷🇺 directed by Queer, Armenian filmmaker and writer Sergei Parajanov
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