Pro.: Robert Guediguian
Sc.: Ariane Ascaride, Marie Desplechin, Robert Guediguian
Cam.: Pierre Milon
Ed.: Bernard Sasia
Music: Arto Tuncboyacyyan
Festivals: Rome, Toronto
Cast: Ariane Ascaride, Gerard Meylan, Simon Abkarian, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Jalil Lespert
Source: Films Distribution, Paris
117 min., French and Armenian, Hebrew and English subtitles
Aware that he is seriously ill, Barsam wishes to return to Armenia, the land where he was born. He also wants to leave a little something for his daughter Anna. She’s full of certitudes. He’d like to teach her to doubt. When he 'disappears' in Armenia, he's careful to leave numerous clues behind so Anna knows how to find him. This forced journey in an unknown country will become what Barsam wanted it to be for her: a voyage of initiation, a sentimental education, a new adolescence.
Robert Guediguian is one of the most local of filmmakers, setting each of his films in the fascinating l'Estaque quartier of Marseilles. His 2005 film, Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars, was the first to break this mold, offering a fascinating portrait of France's former president, François Mitterand. Shot and set almost entirely in Armenia, this latest film once again has virtually nothing to do with the director's familiar stomping ground of the Midi, but does reunite Guédiguian's usual company of actors - Ariane Ascaride, Gérard Meylan and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Le Voyage en Armenie won the Best Actress Award at the 2006 Rome Festival.
Selected Filmography: “Marius et Jeannette” (’97), “A la place du coeur” (’98), “A l'attaque!” (’00), “La Ville est tranquille” (’00), “Marie-Jo et ses 2 amours” (’02), “Mon pere est ingenieur” (’04), “Le Promeneur du champ de Mars” (’05).
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