British label Second Sight Films has revealed that it is preparing a Blu-ray release of director Sergei Parajanov
The Color of Pomegranates (1967), starring Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, and Vilen Galstyan. The release will be available for purchase on November 20.
The Color of Pomegranates was recently restored in 4K by L'immagine Ritrovata, with funding provided by the Film Foundation-World Cinema Project (New York). The restoration was presented in the
Classics section of the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.
Synopsis: Sergei Paradjanov's celebrated, dreamlike masterpiece paints an astonishing portrait of the 18th century Armenian poet Sayat Nova, the 'King of Song'. Paradjanov's aim was not a conventional biography but a cinematic expression of his work, resulting in an extraordinary visual poem. Key moments in his subject's life are illustrated through a series of exquisitely orchestrated tableaux filled with rich colour and stunning iconography, each scene a celluloid painting alive with sylised movement.
One of cinema's most revered and beautiful films,
The Color of Pomegranates is a unique and rewarding experience that haunts the memory long after viewing.