TAVIANI BROTHERS’ FILM ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE EFFECTED STONY SILENCE AT BERLINALE
PanARMENIAN.Net
15.02.2007 14:23 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Stony silence reigned in the Berlinale cinema hall
after the premier of Taviani brothers’ film Skylark’s Farm about
the Armenian Genocide. At a briefing that followed the screening the
directing brothers once again noted the necessity of acknowledgement
of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey, reports Yerkir-Media TV Channel.
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani’s film "Masseria delle Allodole" (Skylark’s
Farm) shot on the basis of Antonia Arslan’s novel will be screened
at the 57th festival film in Berlin (Germany) on February 8, 2007.
This film tells about the Armenians Genocide through the story of a
family which lives in Western Armenia and awaits the arrival of their
parents from Italy.
Alas, the First World War prevents this family from joining and
the family members fall victims to the genocide perpetrated by the
Turks. This film with total budget of 9,7M ~@ is a co-product by Italy,
Spain, Belgium, France and Eurimages.