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Sayat-Nova
1712 - 1795
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The name Sayat-Nova has been given several interpretations; one version reads the name as Lord of Song or King of Song, from Arabic sayyid and Persian nava (wiki)

a quick rundown of his life: born in Tbilisi in Georgia in 1712, Sayat-Nova acquired skills in writing poetry, singing and playing at least three types of stringed musical instrument. He entered the court of King Irakly II of Georgia as both full-time professional poet and diplomat and in his capacity as a diplomat helped forge an alliance of Georgia, Armenia and Shirvan (a former state now part of Azerbaijan) against Persia. Sayat-Nova was expelled from the court for falling in love with his employer's daughter and became a wandering troubadour. He entered the priesthood in 1759 and served in various monasteries, dying in Haghpat monastery in northern Armenia in 1795 when a foreign army invaded the building and killed the monks inside (jennyhor2004, Wonderful meditation on Armenian culture and life of famous poet)

Childhood, Youth, The Court of the Prince, The Monastery, The Dream, Old Age, The Angel of Death and Death (alexdeleonfilm, Totally unique colorful masterpiece by the ultimate Amenian Rebel)

the leading actress Sofiko Chiaureli, playing both male and female characters (Poet as a Youth / Poet's Love / Poet's Muse / Mime / Angel of Resurrection) (jboothmillard, The Colour of Pomegranates)

beginning with the juice of a pomegranate spreading across a cloth in the shape of Armenia (rucricket, Brilliant, even if I haven't a clue what it was really about)

the scene where a young Sayat-Nova begins his journey of knowledge is probably this film's most unique: pages of manuscripts float and swirl about him like leaves off a tree (z_crito2001, They're reddish, actually)

a ritual of lost memories, sketch of a way to be more that shadow (Vincentiu, A Poem)

choose a day to relax and fully immerse yourself in this Armenian cultural whirl-hole. It's the Odyssey of cinema (h-44584, Not a movie. A masterpiece)

for all the people saying that this film has no storyline--it is there (batispexa, Visually stunning, unconventional)