Cinema
The Voice in the Wilderness
Ձայն բարբառոյ...
Vigen Chaldranyan · 1991
Synopsis
In the fifteenth century, Martiros, an Armenian monk, leaves his small monastery to see the world God has created and to seek freedom, truth and peace of soul there. Having become a merchant, he travels through Europe, where the Armenian chronicles credit him with a meeting with Christopher Columbus, and goes from town to town in search of the good and the beautiful, only to come up everywhere against the imperfection of men.
Context
The first feature of its director, shot at Armenfilm from Aghassi Aïvazian's short story Les Aventures du signor Martiros. Chaldranyan also wrote the screenplay and designed the sets, and plays Martiros himself, opposite Marine Ghoukassian, who plays several female roles, Mikael Poghossian and Karen Djanibekian. The Armenian title takes up the biblical phrase of the voice crying in the wilderness.
Who it is for
About two hours, in Armenian, subtitled. A travel narrative in costume, built in episodes.
Prizes and reception
Four Golden Eagles at the Tbilisi festival in 1993; in competition the same year at the Moscow International Film Festival.