by admin | Nov 5, 2017 | blog
When I first heard about “Taniel”, I wanted to be a part of the production. Taniel Varoujan is one of my favourite poets and he still has an important place in Armenian culture. When you get his art and the way he uses his pen to create a surreal world,...
by admin | Oct 29, 2017 | blog
When thinking about music for “Taniel” it was really important to first understand as much as possible about the man himself as a person, his poems, family, loves, passions and facts of his last months, before being able to create a soundtrack that would give the film...
by admin | Oct 1, 2017 | blog
We talk to Tigran on Skype, from his home in Gyumri. You can immediately feel that you’re talking to an actor, he’s comfortable on camera, and extremely articulate. He’s a gentle, handsome man, with a smile always ready to brighten his face. He laughs when Garo calls...
by admin | Aug 20, 2017 | blog
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, Lalage!) is one of them, and one...
by admin | Jul 12, 2017 | blog
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 to write a poem. The poem has the...
