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The Color of Pomegranates

1969Directed by Sergei ParajanovSoviet Union79 min

The Color of Pomegranates, originally known as Sayat-Nova, is a 1969 Soviet Armenian avant-garde film written and directed by Sergei Parajanov. The film is a poetic treatment of the life of 18th-century Armenian poet and troubadour Sayat-Nova.…

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