AFFECTIONATE STORY FROM ARMENIA
Susan Dunne
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
April 12, 2007 Thursday
STATEWIDE EDITION
Many films have been coming out of the countries that made up the
former Soviet Union since the Iron Curtain was lifted. No longer bound
by Soviet restrictions, filmmakers have been showing the world the
human face of what was once the Soviet bloc, and their stories are
remarkably like our stories.
"Vodka Lemon" is one such universal theme. In Armenia, a poor widower
with three disappointing sons finds himself obsessively visiting his
wife’s grave.
There, he meets a grieving widow who is equallyfinancially desperate.
Despite their difficulties, they find their growing fondness for each
other changes their lives.
Hiner Saleem’s film concludes the international film series conducted
by the East Hartford Fine Arts Commission.
It will be shown Sunday at 3 p.m. at the East Hartford Community
Cultural Center, 50 Chapman Place.
The 2003 film, in Armenian, Kurdish, Russian and French with subtitles,
is 90 minutes and rated PG. Admission is free.
For details, call 860-528-0176 or 860-569-6685.