The Criterion Collection
The Color of Pomegranates
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Directed by: Sergei Parajanov
Featuring: Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekian, Vilen Galustian, Georgi Gegechkori, Hovhannes Minasian, Spartak Baghashvili, Medea Japaridze
Year: 1969
Time: 78 min.
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 918
Release Date: April 17 2018
MSRP:
$39.95
Blu-ray
1 Disc | BD-50
1.37:1 ratio
Armenian 1.0 PCM Mono
Subtitles: English
Region A
New audio commentary featuring critic Tony Rayns
New video essay on the film’s symbols and references, featuring scholar James Steffen
New interview with James Steffen detailing the production of the film
Sergei Parajanov: The Rebel, a 2003 documentary about the filmmaker, featuring him and actor Sofiko Chiaureli
The Life of Sayat-Nova, a 1977 documentary about the Armenian poet who inspired The Color of Pomegranates
An essay by film scholar Ian Christie