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Color of Pomegranates (The) AKA Sayat Nova AKA The Colour of Pomegranates (Blu-ray) (1968)
Biography of the Armenian troubadour Sayat Nova.Director: Sergei Parajanov
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by critic, filmmaker, and festival programmer Tony Rayns
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Extras:"The Color of Armenian Land" 1969 documentary (16:58)
"Decoding The Color of Pomegranates" 2017 video essay featuring film scholar James Steffen (42:24)
"Redefining Cinema" 2017 interview with film scholar James Steffen (18:50)
"The Life of Sayat-Nova" 1977 documentary (26:12)
"Sergei Parajanov: The Rebel" 2003 documentary (51:53)
"The Last Film" 2015 experimental short documentary by Martiros M. Vartanov (3:13) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Armenian/Georgian LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an essay by film scholar Ian Christie.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film - Armenian Version/Parajanov's Cut (79:44)
*The Film - Russian Version/Yutkevich's Cut (72:42)
Annotated Subtitle Commentary by academic James Steffen on the Armenian Version
Audio Commentary by cultural anthropologist Levon Abrahamyan on the Russian Version
DISC TWO
Sergei Parajanov's short film "Kiev Frescoes" (11:40, with optional annotated subtitle commentary by Daniel Bird)
"Poetry, Pomegranates and Parajanov" visual essay by Daniel Bird (9:14)
"Pomegranates Rediscovered" Cecilia Penciarelli of Bologna Cineteca on the multi-national efort to save the film (8:40)
"Free Parajnov!" Tony Rayns on the campaign to free Parajanov (11:40)
"The World is a Window: The Making of the Colour of Pomegranates" documentary (75:59)
"Memories About Sayat Nova" Levon Grigoryan's documentary feature extracts from the rushes (31:33)
"Parajanov: A Requiem" documentary (59:06) -
Subtitles:English (both versions)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Armenian/Georgian LPCM 2.0 mono (both versions)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:4K restoration of the Armenian version reconstructed from the original camera negative of the Russian version and a 35mm dupe negative of the Armenian version.
2K restoration of "Kiev Frescoes"
Limited edition featuring a 114-page book featuring Martin Scorsese introduction, archive material, new writings, costume designs, storyboards and original literary script. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film - Armenian Version/Parajanov's Cut (79:44)
*The Film - Russian Version/Yutkevich's Cut (72:42)
Annotated Subtitle Commentary by academic James Steffen on the Armenian Version
Audio Commentary by cultural anthropologist Levon Abrahamyan on the Russian Version
DISC TWO
Sergei Parajanov's short film "Kiev Frescoes" (11:40, with optional annotated subtitle commentary by Daniel Bird)
"Poetry, Pomegranates and Parajanov" visual essay by Daniel Bird (9:14)
"Pomegranates Rediscovered" Cecilia Penciarelli of Bologna Cineteca on the multi-national efort to save the film (8:40)
"Free Parajnov!" Tony Rayns on the campaign to free Parajanov (11:40)
"The World is a Window: The Making of the Colour of Pomegranates" documentary (75:59)
"Memories About Sayat Nova" Levon Grigoryan's documentary feature extracts from the rushes (31:33)
"Parajanov: A Requiem" documentary (59:06) -
Subtitles:English (both versions)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Armenian/Georgian LPCM 2.0 mono (both versions)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K restoration of the Armenian version reconstructed from the original camera negative of the Russian version and a 35mm dupe negative of the Armenian version.
2K restoration of "Kiev Frescoes" -
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK Second Sight releases feature two cuts of the film, exclusive commentaries and an extensive variety of documentaries.
The US Criterion release features its own exclusive commentary and a selection of different documentaries.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - includes the Armenian version (80:09).
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - includes the Armenian version (79:44) and the Russian version (72:42)
- Blu-ray B Standard Edition United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - includes the Armenian version (79:44) and the Russian version (72:42)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 16/01/18
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 03/03/22UPDATE LOG:
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