The Color of Pomegranates

Նռան գույնը
The Color of Pomegranates
DVD cover
Directed bySergei Parajanov
Screenplay bySergei Parajanov
Based onPoems
by Sayat-Nova
StarringSofiko Chiaureli
Melkon Aleksanyan
Vilen Galstyan
Giorgi Gegechkori
Narrated byArmen Dzhigarkhanyan
CinematographySuren Shakhbazyan
Edited bySergei Parajanov
M. Ponomarenko
Sergei Yutkevich
Music byTigran Mansuryan
Production
company
Distributed byCriterion/Janus Films/World Cinema Project(US)
Cosmos Film (France)
Artkino Pictures (US)
IFEX (US)
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
78 minutes (Armenia)
73 minutes (USSR release)
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageArmenian

The Color of Pomegranates,[a] originally known as Sayat-Nova, is a 1969 Soviet Armenian art film written and directed by Sergei Parajanov.[1][2] The film is a poetic treatment of the life of 18th-century Armenian poet and troubadour Sayat-Nova.[3] The film is now regarded as a landmark in film history, and was met with widespread acclaim among filmmakers and critics. It is often considered one of the greatest films ever made.[4][5][6][7]


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  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ Tsui, Curtis. "10 Things I Learned: The Color of Pomegranates". The Criterion Collection.
  3. ^ "A Feast for the Eyes in Los Angeles". The Criterion Collection.
  4. ^ Paley, Tony (7 October 2014). "The Colour of Pomegranates: a chance to savour a poetic masterpiece". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Parajanov-Vartanov Institute". Parajanov-Vartanov Institute.
  6. ^ "Critics' top 100 | BFI". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Parajanov and the Greatest Films of All Time". January 2, 2017.