Цвет армянской земли, Paradjanov: The Color of Armenian Land (1969) dir. Mikhail Vartanov Михаил Вартанов

In his wordless debut film, Mikhail Vartanov presents the ancient and modern art of Armenia through the postimpressionist painter Martiros Saryans silent commentary of gestures. Biblical landscapes, the ruins of temples, frescos, crossstones, contemporary sculptures of Tchakmakchian (Chakmakchyan), the first appearance on film of iconic modernist painter Minas and his paintings, as well as the world famous behindthescenes episodes of Sergei Parajanovs landmark The Color of Pomegranates (Sayat Nova). The film had its first public screening at one of the worlds largest and prestigious cinematic events, the Busan International Film Festival, 43 years after it was made.