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FILM GAREGIN NZHDEH HELPED US CREATE HERO - ARMENIAN DIRECTOR
TERT.AM
22:06 ~U 06.02.13
A state which does not have an image of hero twenty years after
gaining independence is in a very dangerous situation, an Armenian
director said Wednesday, analyzing the film Garegin Nzhdeh.
The movie telling about the great Armenian political thinker and hero
was premiered it Yerevan's Moscow cinema on January 28, attracting
a wide positive response by the public.
Speaking to Tert.am, Director Armen Mazmanyan admitted that he had
certain fears before watching the première. "Nzhdeh is something that
you would better leave untouched if he's beyond your reach," he said.
"But I was very happy upon leaving. The films objective is to make
the hero reachable to us; and it has proven equal to the task."
Mazmanyan, who is also the rector of the Yerevan State Institute
of Theatre and Cinematography, noted the film needs a professional
approach, not based on individual tastes or preferences.
"The film's genre is not a historical chronicle. This is a
historical-epic action with its histrionics and sentimentalism. It
does not seek historical truths; it's another matter that it provokes
an interest," the director continued.
Speaking about the technical methods used, Mazmanyan said they aren't
bad in general though he pointed out to a couple of shortcomings.
"I have told the director in person that this has to do with the
sound settings. They are sometimes monotonous, with music often
deafening the sound. But it is very easy to clear that," he said,
adding that a comparison with internationally acclaimed films would
not negatively affect Garegin Nzhdeh's image.
From: Baghdasarian
TERT.AM
22:06 ~U 06.02.13
A state which does not have an image of hero twenty years after
gaining independence is in a very dangerous situation, an Armenian
director said Wednesday, analyzing the film Garegin Nzhdeh.
The movie telling about the great Armenian political thinker and hero
was premiered it Yerevan's Moscow cinema on January 28, attracting
a wide positive response by the public.
Speaking to Tert.am, Director Armen Mazmanyan admitted that he had
certain fears before watching the première. "Nzhdeh is something that
you would better leave untouched if he's beyond your reach," he said.
"But I was very happy upon leaving. The films objective is to make
the hero reachable to us; and it has proven equal to the task."
Mazmanyan, who is also the rector of the Yerevan State Institute
of Theatre and Cinematography, noted the film needs a professional
approach, not based on individual tastes or preferences.
"The film's genre is not a historical chronicle. This is a
historical-epic action with its histrionics and sentimentalism. It
does not seek historical truths; it's another matter that it provokes
an interest," the director continued.
Speaking about the technical methods used, Mazmanyan said they aren't
bad in general though he pointed out to a couple of shortcomings.
"I have told the director in person that this has to do with the
sound settings. They are sometimes monotonous, with music often
deafening the sound. But it is very easy to clear that," he said,
adding that a comparison with internationally acclaimed films would
not negatively affect Garegin Nzhdeh's image.
From: Baghdasarian