Monthly Archives: September 2011

From my files: Ardavazt Peleshian, poet of montage

~~Ardavazt Peleshian, one of the giants of Soviet-era cinema, has been in the news recently.  Pietro Marcello’s “The Silence of Peleshian” was shown at this years Venice Biennale, which also screened Peleshian’s Seasons.  In March 2010, the Harvard Film Archives … Continue reading

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From my Files: Songs from the Streets: A Charles Aznavour Story

The article that follows was published (with different visuals) in August 1993, in Armenian International Magazine.  Warning: Some of the material here (related to Armenia) is woefully dated.  In the last 15 years since its publication, a great deal has … Continue reading

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