by admin | Aug 20, 2017 | blog
…Ո՛վ Լալագե |…You, Lalage! Varoujan is famous for his patriotic poetry, dedicated to his homeland and people, his songs of Armenian mountains and the villagers. His love poems, very romantic, sensual and erotic – are not as widely known, and “…Ո՛վ Լալագե” (…You,...
by admin | Jul 12, 2017 | blog
A Trail of Ink, a River of Blood. Director Garo Berberian was looking for a piece of poetry to connect the narrative strands of the film shaped by Varoujan’s poetry through the 5 scenes: Arrest, Incarceration, Train, Prison and Death, and he commissioned Ben Hodgson...
by admin | Mar 21, 2017 | blog
The Beginning: Garo Berberian I was given a book by a friend – it was by Aram Andonian’s book entitled “Exile, Trauma and Death”, and it was an absolutely fascinating read, describing the story of the Armenian intellectuals who were arrested on April...
