Le Voyage En Armenie At Haifa International Film Festival

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Dir.: Robert Guediguian

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).

[hosank]

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