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Boston Armenian Film Festival

Posted May 25th, 2008 by Mary
in
05/30/2008 - 00:00
06/01/2008 - 00:00
First Annual Boston Armenian Film Festival, May 30-June 1
 
FULL LIST AND SCHEDULE OF FOUR FILMS:
617-369-3907
 
 
WHERE:
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, Mass. 02115
COST: $12, $15 on opening night on May 30;
$10 general admission

 

MAY 30, 2008, FRIDAY, 7:45 PM:

(Italian with English subtitles)
director: Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
film description (from All Movie Guide):
Adapted from the novel by Antonia Arslan, The Lark Farm is one of the few international features to tackle the Armenian genocide head-on.
An affluent family, the Avakians feel convinced that the rising tide of Turkish hostility means little to them. They ignore the warning signs and prepare for a family reunion with the impending visit of two well-to-do sons.
Their illusions come crashing down when a Turkish military regiment annihilates every male member of their family and forces the women to trek into the Syrian desert.
$15 general admission
 
 
MAY 31, 2008, SATURDAY, 7:45 PM:
(Armenian with English subtitles)
Panel discussion with directors Gor Kirakossian, Hrag Yedalian, Michael Goorjian, and Carla Garapedian follows screening at 9:30 pm.
film description:
Based on true events, this quintessential goofy male comedy borders on tragicomedy.
Grigor Janoyan, a professor of agriculture, dies in a freak accident that is almost as strange as the events that follow.
In accordance with Armenian tradition, the deceased is brought home for a viewing before the burial.
The family, consumed with grief, fails to recognize that the body on the dining room table is not Grigor, but rather Grigor look-alike Ruben Pashayan, the head of Armenia's organized crime families.
Trouble seems inevitable, yet what unwinds is more a remembrance of love than a disaster.
 
 
SEE THE FULL LIST AND SCHEDULE OF FOUR FILMS AT:
 
 
Series organized and co-presented by:
Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance: www.armeniandrama.org
Armenia Fund, USA, Inc.: www.armeniafundusa.org.