A breathtaking fusion of poetry, ethnography, and cinema, Sergei Parajanov’s masterwork overflows with unforgettable images and sounds. THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES (1969) is a must see on the big screen. Catch this arresting avant-garde masterpiece at Moxie Cinema, Wednesday, May 21 at 7pm. The Essential Arthouse series is Free for Moxie Members.
In a series of tableaux that blend the tactile with the abstract, The Color of Pomegranates revives the splendors of Armenian culture through the story of the eighteenth-century troubadour Sayat-Nova, charting his intellectual, artistic, and spiritual growth through iconographic compositions rather than traditional narrative. The film’s tapestry of folklore and metaphor departed from the realism that dominated the Soviet cinema of its era, leading authorities to block its distribution, with rare underground screenings presenting it in a restructured form. This edition features the cut closest to Parajanov’s original vision, in a restoration that brings new life to one of cinema’s most enigmatic meditations on art and beauty. [Janus]
The life of the Armenian poet Sayat-Nova, from childhood to death: his spiritual journey, artistic endeavors, and inner conflicts within the cultural and historical context of Armenia. Hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov. (NR, 78 min.)
Stories That Changed Film Forever: Essential Arthouse 2025 @ Moxie Cinema - still to come...
May 21: The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
June 18: My Own Private Idaho (1991)
July 16: Persona (1966)
August 20: La haine (1995)
September 17: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
October 15: Onibaba (1964)
November 19: The 400 Blows (1959)
December 17: La Strada (1954)
Tickets are $11/Adults, $9/Students & Seniors, and Free for Moxie Members
305 S. Campbell (@ McDaniel) Downtown Springfield, MO
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