A breathtaking fusion of poetry, ethnography, and cinema. Criterion Collection Year 1969 Video Release 2018-04-17 Studio Criterion Collection Genre Drama MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 78 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis A breathtaking fusion of poetry, ethnography, and cinema, Sergei Parajanov's masterwork overflows with unforgettable images and sounds. In a series of tableaux that blend the tactile with the abstract, The Color of Pomegranates revives the splendors of Armenian culture through the story of the eighteenth-century troubadour Sayat-Nova, charting his intellectual, artistic, and spiritual growth through iconographic compositions rather than traditional narrative. The film's tapestry of folklore and metaphor departed from the realism that dominated the Soviet cinema of its era, leading authorities to block its distribution, with rare underground screenings presenting it in a restructured form. This edition features the cut closest to Parajanov's original vision, in a restoration that brings new life to one of cinema's most enigmatic meditations on art and beauty. Director Sergei Parajanov Cast Sergei Parajanov; Sofiko Chiaureli; Melkon Alekyan; Vilen Galstyan; Gogi Gegechkori; Spartak Bagashvili; Medea Japaridze; Hovhannes Minasyan; Onik Minasyan