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As part of the Beyond the Shadows program at the Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin, celebrating the centennial of Sergei Parajanov, we are proud to present a restored version of his masterpiece, The Color of Pomegranates (1968; 2014 restoration, carried out by Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation), a film that consistently ranks among the greatest films of all time. The Color of Pomegranates tells the story of Armenian poet Sayat-Nova from childhood to death, reflecting his spiritual journey, artistic achievements, and internal conflicts. Through visually stunning stills and a poetic narrative, Parajanov crafts a portrait of Sayat-Nova as a master of mystification who fell into his own traps. Following the screening, there will be a discussion with experts exploring the film’s legacy, Parajanov's influence on world cinema, and the restoration process that brings this masterpiece to new life.

Text by Valentina Zalevska/Dr. Daria Buteiko

The Color of Pomegranates was restored in 2014 by Cineteca di Bologna/L’Immagine Ritrovata and The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, in association with the National Cinema Centre of Armenia and Gosfilmofond of Russia. Restoration funding provided by the Material World Charitable Foundation and The Film Foundation.

Dr. Gevorg Avetikyan is a JUSTIMINO project researcher at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (Berlin) focusing on minorities and identity in post-Stalinist USSR and expertise on the South Caucasus, Iran, and Russia. He is also a team member of the Ukrainian Film Festival and worked for the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival.

Lisabona Rahman, a moving image preservation expert, bridges cinema practice and history through performative lectures and archival film programs. In 2014, she contributed to the L’immagine Ritrovata film restoration laboratory, working on the restoration of The Color of Pomegranates.