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DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the exhibition, Sarkis: Alive and After, SFAI will host 
 a series of free public film screenings in the Lecture Hall. The films, 
 selected by Sarkis as those that have influenced his practice, include Wang 
 Bing's rarely screened 10-hour film Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks. The film 
 screening dates are as follows, all screenings take place at 7:30pm unless 
 otherwise noted: The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, Jean-Marie Straub 
 and Danièle Huillet (October 3); The Color of Pomegranates, Sergei 
 Paradjanov (October 10); Ice, Robert Kramer (October 17); Stalker, Andreï 
 Tarkovski (October 24); 1+1 (Sympathy for the Devil), Jean-Luc Godard 
 (October 31); Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks (Saturday & Sunday, November 4 & 5, 
 11am-2pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 7pm-10pm); The Seasons, Artavazd Pelechian 
 (TBA).\n\nFree and Open to the Public\n\nThe Color of Pomegranates (Sayat 
 Nova) \n1970\nSergei Paradjanov's first feature after Shadows of Our 
 Forgotten Ancestors (1964) traces thelife of a great 18th-century Armenian 
 poet and monk, Sayat Nova, through his writings. The history and heritage 
 of the Armenian nation and people--a history of Turkish genocide, Persian 
 invasions, and a vast migration to the Russian section in the early 20th 
 century; a heritage of ceremony, iconography, and architectural styles 
 drawn from the Bible--are represented in daringly symbolic imagery. (Jean 
 Vidal notes,” There are as many symbols as there are takes. One example: 
 three piles of wool--red, blue and orange--fall onto the scale of the dyer, 
 father of Sayat Nova. These are the colors of the Armenian flag...") The 
 Color of Pomegranates was shown in Soviet theaters for two weeks and then 
 banned when its symbolism was "decoded." The director was sentenced to five 
 years imprisonment on various unrelated charges. A partial restoration of 
 the Soviet-censored print made the rounds of the Paris film clubs and 
 created a reaction which led to the eventual release of Paradjanov from the 
 prison camps, although he is still forbidden to work. The film was shown at 
 Cannes in 1978 and at the New York Film Festival in 1980. \n\nDirected and 
 Written by Sergei Paradjanov, based on the writings of Sayat Nova. Produced 
 by Armenian, Georgian and Azerbaijan Studios in the Soviet Union. (1970, 90 
 mins, In Armenian with English titles, 35mm, Color)\n	\nFilm Notes Courtesy 
 of Pacific Film Archive\n\n\n 
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SUMMARY:"The Color of Pomegranates" Part of the Sarkis Film Series
LOCATION:San Francisco Art Institute\n800 Chestnut 
 Street\n415.771.7020\nwww.sfai.edu
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/05/18318174.php
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