My thoughts on Komitas (1989) by Don
🎬 Komitas (1989)
Dir: Don Askarian
"Time means nothing to me."
- A film on Komitas, a monk, a composer, a singer, a priest, and a choirmaster who is widely seen as a martyr of the genocide and has been depicted as one of the main symbols of the Armenian Genocide in art.
The film is consists of broken narratives that depict the different stages of the life of Komitas. It was a bit hard to understand (at least for me) because I was not familiar with the Armenian history and the Armenian Genocide. So, I stopped the film and spent a few hours reading about the history and the genocide first. Komitas is really a big name in Armenian history and reading about him was sad due to his tragic life. The film is sad too and the director's approach to show us the film in a non-linear way pays off.
Komitas was like watching Tarkovsky's Stalker (Philosophical) + Parajanov's The Color of Pomegranates (Cinematography) & Piavoli's Voices Through Time (Silence) but all the credits to the crew and the director for making something so special. In short, a perfect 5/5 film.
https://redd.it/hhdh2g
@r_movieclub
🎬 Komitas (1989)
Dir: Don Askarian
"Time means nothing to me."
- A film on Komitas, a monk, a composer, a singer, a priest, and a choirmaster who is widely seen as a martyr of the genocide and has been depicted as one of the main symbols of the Armenian Genocide in art.
The film is consists of broken narratives that depict the different stages of the life of Komitas. It was a bit hard to understand (at least for me) because I was not familiar with the Armenian history and the Armenian Genocide. So, I stopped the film and spent a few hours reading about the history and the genocide first. Komitas is really a big name in Armenian history and reading about him was sad due to his tragic life. The film is sad too and the director's approach to show us the film in a non-linear way pays off.
Komitas was like watching Tarkovsky's Stalker (Philosophical) + Parajanov's The Color of Pomegranates (Cinematography) & Piavoli's Voices Through Time (Silence) but all the credits to the crew and the director for making something so special. In short, a perfect 5/5 film.
https://redd.it/hhdh2g
@r_movieclub