World-famous Armenian moviemaker Atom Egoyan this week offers 168.am readers to watch one of his preferred movies—“Vertigo” by Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock This is Atom Egoyan’s reflection on the film: “The movie I can watch over and over again is Alfred Joseph Hitchcock’s “Vertigo.”I think, it creates an exceptional mood of desire and longing, and […]
Famous documentary filmmaker Artavazd Pelechian has been a long time in Armenia. Currently he is in Yerevan, a few days ago celebrated his birthday, and today, together with his old friend, another legendary Armenian—composer Tigran Mansurian visited Komitas Pantheon, after which the two prominent Armenians were hosted at Komitas Museum-Pantheon, where in the company of […]
Turns out, keeping silent is a principle for Peleshyan, a promise, which he has never betrayed. He gave his word to be silent to Leonid Kristi, his master in Moscow at VGIK (Russian state University of Cinematography), about whom maestro speaks of with special tenderness and feeling of gratitude, and in the studio of whom he studied directing in the period of 1963-1967.
Aram Ilich’s childish sincerity was worth recognizing, to understand, that it wasn’t an artist’s coquetry, but quite a natural reaction: “How come? A Nobel Prize winner, approximately a divine creature, and I’m maestro from him?”
Yesenin was kind and conscientious. At those time homeless children were quite many, and he never ignored any of them—he was stopping them, asking where did they come from, how they lived, and was giving money. At those moments he was remembering his childhood. Once, noticing homeless boys, Yesenin said: “Look Shahane, you can see Pushkin, Lermontov, and me there.”
As to the question on what it means for him to be an Armenian, Aznavour mentioned that being French is much important for him than to be an Armenian but he is an Armenian and he is not going to deny that. “I am Armenian and I am not going to deny that. It will be terrible. I do not like people who hide something because they are afraid of not being welcomed somewhere. You do not like Armenians? I leave, goodbye,” Aznavour mentioned.
World famous French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour will give a concert at the Dubai World Trade Centre on February 12. As “Armenpress” reports, in an interview with The National Arabic-language newspaper before the concert, Aznavour said his artistic talent developed in a family of artists that didn’t have much financial resources, but were rich with their heart and generosity. “I am very […]
The name of Fifi Rong may be unfamiliar and unknown to the Armenian audience, but she is well-known artist not only in her fatherland, in China, where her songs are included in the top ten best hit parades, but also in other countries.
A collection of paintings by an artist who died in obscurity are expected to fetch up to $30 million at auction in New York, reports the Armenian Mirror Spectator. Arthur Pinajian devoted his life to art but never won acclaim for his work. He spent years toiling away on canvases and relying upon his sister for financial support.
I can’t say that I’m not content with our times. One intellectual said, “Times aren’t chosen, in that period people are born and die.” You know, presently consciousness of individual responsibility lacks. Surprisingly enough, there is hope on authorities, that they should change something or opposition leaders. I consider, everything depends on everyone. It’s not clear to me. I live with my life. I have never been next to either opposition or authorities. And artist should be free.
