THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES (1969) - Movie Review
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- čas přidán 12. 04. 2021
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This is why your channel is so special to me, no one on youtube other than you would even care to review a parajanov film, never stop 👍❤
i will not allow that beatles reference to go unnoticed
"A film is or - should be - more like music than like fiction.
It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. The feel of the experience is the important thing, not the ability to verbalize or analyze it." Stanley Kubrick 04:04
I love this movie so much. Sergei Pharajanov was born and raised in Georgia, I'm from Georgia, my country was part of Soviet Union and that actress is Georgian actress Sophiko Chiaureli. I was so happy and excited when Lady Gaga referenced this movie in 911 short film.
Sophiko is incredible! She was extremely popular in Armenia.
Shadows of forgotten ancestors is my all time favorite
Thanks Maggie. A favorite film here. Interestingly the camera never moves. Everything moves within it. At the end of 2019 I journeyed over the border from Georgia to Armenia by train to get my passport stamped for Georgia. I went to Yerevan, the capitol of Armenia, I walked around for most of the day waiting to take the train back to Tbilisi. (The whole round trip was about $25 dollars.) But then I found the Parajanov Museum, which completely blew my brain out sideways with the artistry and mystery. Especially the strange little art boxes that he made. I made a video of the museum at my Georgian Crossroads channel. The name of it is ... From Tbilisi Georgia To Yerevan Armenia - Sergei Parajanov Museum. You will find this fascinating Maggie. Check it out.
Appreciate that you put light in this obscure films. I just watched it and this was the only review/analysis video that pop up on the youtube search.
Mubi user spotted... I've watched that movie and loved it, also watched Nainsukh which is kind of a biographical moving painting too.
Keep up with the alternative films recommendations!
Amazing review, I totally agree with your take.While I was watching the movie I realized how my mind would constantly search for some kind of meaning but I totally abandoned that at one point. I don't want to understand the movie I want to experience the movie, I feel like this would've been a Kandinsky's favorite, when you are looking at a painting and you ask yourself "what does it mean?" the painting dies. I feel the same for this movie, if you ask the director "what were you trying to say here?"the movie dies
This was a beautiful review of a beautiful film. You completely nailed how I felt about it when I saw it but I couldn't explain why.
Have you seen anything by Aleksei German? His films are extremely difficult and frustrating but there’s something so unique about them. Pasolini as well, I’ve been watching a lot of his work lately, and his film Medea is incredible
Hard to be a God is amazing!
Good choice. I'm sure you have seen these movies but maybe not reviewed. They are not the same as this movie but also rely heavily on visuals and atmosphere. I highly recommend The Spirit of The Beehive (Spain, 1973) and The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Italy, 1978). Thanks for drawing attention to this film. It is certainly one to be discovered.
After your video i re-watch the movie and its way more than i though, very poetic, its amazing how much you can get or interpret, i realy like symbolism, pomegranates have a toon of meanings to so many cultures, i bet there's a lot that i didn't catch but this watch was so much more rich, thanks!
I had never heard of this movie until yesterday when I was looking at my CZcams channel and it was saved under, “Liked Videos”. The only thing I can think of as to why it says I liked this is a few months ago I may have stayed signed in on my friends computer. Anyway, now this review is being suggested to me, so I’m about to see what the movies about and perhaps watch it this evening!
Very interesting movie. I really liked it. Yes, it's comfortable in being abstract. Visually stimulating where it reminds me a little bit of tone poem movies (perhaps only in structure & visual pop) as well things like Last Year at Marienbad (for throwing traditional narrative out the window & hitting the subconscious or dreamlike state).. thank you for the analysis
As someone who loves movies from either Russia in particular or from the former USSR in general, I honestly can't explain as to why I still haven't seen this yet, even after either stumbling across readily accessible copies of it in hand or randomly seeing commentaries about it from obscure reviews at a library, as a sure sign from the universe. For sure, I will now have to watch it as soon as I run into it, again. Given your *classical music* background, Maggie, you would certainly know that one of the *hottest players on the scene* these days is the *Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili* : I've got 4 of her 7 albums from "Sony Classics" so far, where she interprets Rachmaninov, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky, Ravel, Bach, and others.
Midsommar is influenced by this especially the moment when the guy steps on the berries
Great review Maggie
I would like to know your thoughts on Sergei Bonderchuck's adaptation of "War and Peace." It is a bit of a long watch but I would like to know your thoughts on the film.
Interesting you chose to review this since you’ve mentioned the challenge involved in talking about Tarkovsky films. Nice review though!
Maggie have you seen Walkabout (1971)? I’d love to hear you talk about that film.
I thought that movie was such normal adventure movie. But hell i'm totally wrong. There are lot of sexual undertones in the movie, and Nic Roeg use of camera to capture certain part of his actors body could be problematic tbh
@@moltisanti9417 I really had a hard time with the Aboriginal boy being attracted to that girl. Outside of stereotype, unless desperately lonely an Aboriginal might think a European almost non human like an alien being.
It is very much a non-traditional film, and not something that I desire to watch often, but one I'm happy to own (the Criterion Collection version).
Could you review The Hustler with Paul Newman? That movie is great in my opinion and not enough people talk about it. Your perspective would be nice.
someone bought me the criterion version of this film for my birthday, it was interesting but I was very much not sober while watching and was really put off by all of the real animal violence, but I could have looked it up before agreeing to watch it so I guess that's on me. There were some very unique aesthetics on display but I don't really want to revisit it any time soon. I would never call it a bad movie but it's definitely not for me. contrary to your comment about the film having a cleansing effect, I felt very dirty after viewing and couldn't shake the feeling.
I'd say if you can imagine watching some kind of cultural event from some place you're not familiar with. A religious procession down a street where you don't understand the language or know about the religion but you are watching it go by in front of you as a spectator. Ppl are in costume doing things but you've know real reference to what any of it means but it's still fascinating to watch.
Love your reviews, all kinds of films and no funko pop superhero paraphernalia except for the ¨Watchmen¨ graphic novel
I don’t believe anyone that says they like this film. At best I can say they are self-deluded.
Emperors new clothes syndrome in full effect.
As visually appealing as the holy mountain, but more innocent and pure
You have awful taste, or should I say no taste at all
@@reflexfine8267 lol
whats your letterboxd
A great review ♥♥♥
I love this channel ...she is informative.....
(5:35) "elevate your mind to the highest platitude" :D
What did the dead beheaded chickens mean at the end, was he a chicken farmer that died in a construction accident?
Too avant-garde/artsy for me, perhaps legend of the surami fortress or Shadows of forgotten ancestors might be a better pick for myself as they have more narrative from what I understand, just ashame they're hard to get hold of
Check out Ashik Kerib, it's available on DVD.
Have you thought about making a discord server?
That would be cool!
You should do a review for Michael Hanekes Cachè. Its a great one!
You picked one of the worst films ever made.
I like this review, but I disagree with the assertion that the movie doesn't have to be understood. I find that not understanding a movie the first couple of times is normal, but eventually, the viewer has to become aware of the film maker's purpose. And then you can watch the film again several times and "understand" what is going on. I've only seen 2-3 Tarkovsky films, two or three times. To understand this film, I would like to see it maybe ten times. This film looks similar to Pasolini's films. I've seen most of Pasolini's films and enjoy them, but there is a point where I just can not understand any further and I have to let go maybe for a decade or longer. But my point is: I believe these films can and should be understood from the film maker's point of view as much as possible. In this way, the films mean more to me. I can relate them to each other and to my own internal life. Watching passively is only one way to watch.
Have just abandoned this film at the 40min mark. Visually striking and beautiful but I wasn't feeling anything apart from a slight annoyance brought on by the style of some of the movements. Will read a bit more about it and go back to it.
Ambiguity is not an enemy.
one of my favorite films
It's one of a kind isn't it.
If you watched this on Criterion disc or streaming, you may have noticed a "green tint" in the picture throughout. The restoration of this film was somewhat botched. James Steffen, the film expert who did the supplements on the Criterion disc, says this on a blog post: "The restoration significantly departs from the look of the reference print. It also does not match the other 35mm prints I have seen over the years." You can Google "James Steffen critique What Color is The Color of Pomegranates" to see all his comments. It is ironic that for a film with "color" in its title, it is exactly color that they couldn't get right. The restoration was done by "L'Immagine Ritrovata" in Italy, which has done several other restorations that also had the green tint.
Have you seen cowboy bebop? Would love to hear your thoughts on it
Cool channel. Subscribed
If her tops get any skimpier we'll be able to see 👀 the colour of her pomegranates 👙😄
Короче говоря, ты этого любила 😎 Это-же шедеврь, ты права ❤ И еще одно сердце для тебя ❤😎🎶
If anyone here knows something about Turkish rock music, *could you please let me know what song this is and by whom?*
This Turkish-language *psychedelic rock song* was used as a trailer to promote this movie by a film lovers' club from Austin, Texas : czcams.com/video/RsrUqqnPA3Q/video.html
*Thank you in advance* : I just love how the song sounds, and certainly goes with this movie, at least from a chronological pop culture point of view.
Nicolas Jaar/Against All Logic did his own score for the film, can’t recommend the version enough
I love this film!
It's a really great film
Most of my enlightenment comes out sometimes when I use the bathroom
gotta say that I love Surami Fortress and Ashik Kerib even more than this great film
love that movie
no idea what it's about
and no i do NOT want to know what it's about
Watch and review Indian movies too ,u would get a lot of views and subscribers like other youtubers
Watch movies 🎥 from a country that the people bathe in a river in the middle of a global pandemic 😷.....I doubt it somehow
@@robbiekop7 Yes watch
this woman is attractive
I remember seeing this and one of the very early shots (of the books drying on the roof of the monastery, their pages blowing in the wind) and a vivid metaphor appeared in my consciousness: human lives, stories with apparent beginnings and endings, apparently disconnected from one another, apparently finite, here is the story of *one* such life thru which you will of course see *all* of life. That's the pleasure in a film that makes heavy use of symbolism that resonates with you, it provokes this heavily subjective and interpretive experience, in an almost violent way like it's being forced upon you. From that point on I watched in an almost trance-like state, everything about this film from the visuals, the sound design, and the editing, elevates it to that rarefied level of film-making that almost seems to capture a spiritual vision on the screen. Also it's not AS devoid of narrative as people say. As God (I think) says to the poet: 'Sing. Die.' - What else would God ask of you?
Whenever you feel like, would you consider doing a commentary on Tarkovsky's 1972 vision of Stanislaw Lem's "Solaris"?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_(1972_film)
You looks pretty cool 😍
"Of this time" He is kind of dead.
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You're so cute. I wanna cry 😭
Just watched this film, coincidentally-you are so on here, Maggie...even more than usual.
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I thought from the thumbnail you were actually going to go off on a tagent about the fruit itself 😂😂😂
You're beautiful 🌹
The absolute garbage of a film, didn't even bother to watch it, saw some parts, it's ridiculous garbage.
If anything is ridiculous garbage, it's basically any Hollywood war movie - that our American friends have usually been conditioned to praise as "classics".
You don't know sh*t about films