‘THE LARK FARM’, ‘A POLITICALLY INCORRECT FILM’ TO BE SUBMITTED TO APPROVAL OF ARMENIAN SPECTATORS AT THE OPENING OF ‘GOLDEN APRICOT’ FILM FESTIVAL
Arminfo
2007-04-09 22:58:00
The "Golden Apricot" international film festival, which will be held
in Yerevan in July 2007, will be opened with a film about the Armenian
Genocide – "The Lark Farm" directed by Italian brothers Paolo and
Vittorio Taviani.
Haroutyun Khachatryan, an Armenian film director, told ArmInfo
correspondent that the steering committee of the festival received a
preliminary consent of the film’s authors to show the film within the
framework of the "Golden Apricot" festival. Taviani brothers, as well
as the script writer, and the author of "The Lark Farm" novel, Antonia
Arslan, are expected to attend the film’s opening night in Yerevan.
To note, the film tells about the tragedy of an Armenian family which
was almost completely extirpated during the massacre of Armenians in
Ottoman Turkey. The film was first shown at the Berlin film festival
and was recognized the best film of the festival. The show of the
film coincided with the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink
in Istanbul and threats against Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk. The
film was criticized by Turkey which qualified the step of their Geman
allies as "politically incorrect". However, earlier Taviani brothers
said that they will do their best to show the film in Turkey.
The budget of "The Lark Farm" made up 9,7 mln EUR, and the leading
parts were played by Alessandro Preziosi, Angela Molina and Arsine
Khanjian, a Canadian-Armenian actress. The film was financially
supported by the Eurimages Fund which allocated 600 thsd EUR for the
shooting. To note, the film wasn’t shown in Italy, and as earlier
Giffoni Claudio Gubitosi, the director of the international festival,
told ArmInfo correspondent, both Italy and Armenia look forward to
seeing "The Lark Farm".