Sayat Nova - THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES

[Machine Translation] The masterpiece of Sergei Paradjanov, the former Soviet Union's master filmmaker, who is revered alongside Tarkovsky, is finally available on DVD! A dream with open eyes... the pinnacle of artistic cinema with its pictorial beauty and mysterious stylistic beauty! A beautiful visual poem paying homage to the life of 18th century Armenian poet Sayat Nova. The film depicts the life of the poet, full of love and talent, at the court and in a monastery. The passions and emotions of the people reflected there are portrayed in a visual language with almost no dialogue. It is a rich poem, a dance, and a full-length moving painting. Beautiful as a gorgeous work of art, mysterious and enigmatic in its ritualistic and stylistic beauty, it is a masterpiece unlike any other, with the potential to be one of the most exceptional in the history of cinema. --The Color of Pomegranates follows the life of the 18th century Armenian poet Sayat Nova through eight chapters of visual poetry. Chapter 1: The Poet's Childhood: A scene from his daily life, in which he hangs up to dry his vast collection of books soaked by a thunderstorm. The budding love of the young Sayat Nova for books. Chapter 2: The Poet's Youth: Sayat Nova, now a court poet, falls in love with the queen. He excels on the zither and dedicates his love poems to her. Chapter 3: The King's House: The King goes hunting and prays to the gods. A tragic love affair with the queen fills the poet with a sense of mortality. Chapter 4: The Monastery: The poet is imprisoned in a monastery. There is the joy of the wedding, the chanting of the banquet, and the sorrow of the death of Archbishop Casarus. Chapter 5: The poet's dream: In the dream, all the past is there. There is the young poet, his parents, and the queen. Chapter 6: The poet's old age: His eyes are closed with tears, and his reason is overcome by fever. Heartbroken, he leaves the temple. Chapter 7: Encounter with the Angel of Death: The Grim Reaper stains the poet's chest with blood, or is it pomegranate juice? Chapter 8, Death of the Poet: The poet dies and gropes his way down the single path that leads to the beyond. But even as his body perishes, his poetic genius is immortal.

タルコフスキーと並び称される旧ソ連の巨匠、セルゲイ・パラジャーノフの代表作がついにDVD!! 目を開けて見る夢…絵画的な美しさと神秘的な様式美が奏でる芸術映画の最高峰！ 18世紀アルメニアの詩人サヤト・ノヴァの生涯にオマージュを捧げた美しい映像詩。愛と才に溢れた詩人の生涯を宮廷や修道院を舞台に描く。そこに映し出される人々の情熱や感情を、台詞のほとんどない映像言語で描いている。それは豊かな詩であり、舞踏であり、そして全編動く絵画である。絢爛な美術品のような美しさを放ち、また神秘的で謎めいた儀式性と様式美に彩られている本作は、他のどれとも違っており、映画史上でも特別に例外的なポテンシャルを持つ傑作である。――映画『ざくろの色』は、18世紀アルメニアの詩人サヤト・ノヴァの生涯に沿い、全8章の映像詩編で綴られる。第1章・詩人の幼年時代：雷雨に濡れた膨大な書物を干して乾かす日常の風景。幼いサヤト・ノヴァの、書物への愛の芽生え。 第2章・詩人の青年時代：宮廷詩人となったサヤト・ノヴァは王妃と恋をする。彼は琴の才に秀で、愛の詩を捧げる。 第3章・王の館：王は狩りに出かけ、神に祈りが捧げられる。王妃との悲恋は、詩人を死の予感で満たす。 第4章・修道院：詩人は修道院に幽閉された。そこにあるのは婚礼の喜び、宴の聖歌、そしてカザロス大司教の崩御の悲しみ。 第5章・詩人の夢：夢になかに全ての過去がある。幼い詩人、両親、王妃がいる。 第6章・詩人の老年時代：彼の眼差しは涙に閉ざされ、理性は熱に浮かされた。心傷つき、彼は寺院を去る。 第7章・死の天使との出会い：死神が詩人の胸を血で汚す、それともそれはざくろの汁か。 第8章・詩人の死：詩人は死に、彼方へと続く一本の道を手探りで進む。だが肉体が滅びても、その詩才は不滅なのだ。