Presented as part of Parajanov, with Sarkis exhibition, Pera Film’s Rebel Images: Sergey Parajanov is a collection of the director’s films given form by his unbridled imagination and documentaries that showcase the testimonies of artists who have been inspired by Parajanov’s work. Named a “genius”, a “master”, and a “magician” by Tarkovsky, Godard, Fellini, Antonioni and other renowned directors of the history of cinema, Sergey Parajanov, after his incarceration in 1974 for his dissident views and sexual orientation, revealed the unconstrainable nature of images with his art that reached beyond walls, proving once again his mastery of poetical cinema.
The program includes Andriesh, Parajanov‘s first surviving film, an expanded version of his lost student film The Moldavian Tale; The First Lad, a romantic comedy made under the guidance of Alexander Dovzhenko and set in the immense fields of Ukraine; Ukrainian Rhapsody, a melodrama wrapped in the ideological garb of the time; Flower on the Stone, a film centering on a clash between the political establishment and a religious cult which infiltrates the community; Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, the film that won Parajanov international acclaim with the vibrance of its costumes and colors; Hakob Hovnatanyan,an overview of the portrait painting of the man called “the Raphael of Tiflis”, Hakob Hovnatanyan; The Color of Pomegranates, the life of Armenian ashik Sayat-Nova told through images from the director’s own imagination, widely regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century; The Legend of Suram Fortress, a retelling of an archaic Soviet-Georgian folk-tale; Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme, a personal view of the director on the spectacular heritage of Georgian primitivist painter Niko Pirosmani; Ashik Kerib, Parajanov’s last completed film and an adaptation of a short story by Mikhail Lermontov dedicated to Andrei Tarkovsky; as well as The Seasons, which is considered to be one of the three most important documentary films made in Armenia along with Hakob Hovnatanyan, directed by Artavazd Peleshian, whom Parajanov referred to as "one of the few authentic geniuses in the world of cinema"; Parajanov: A Requiem by Ron Holloway, an affectionate and insightful look at the tumultuous career of Parajanov and featuring the famed director’s reflections on his own films; and lastly, Sergey Parajanov: The Rebel by Patrick Cazals, a documentary that focuses on the collages Parajanov produced during his years in prison, featuring interviews with artists, including Sarkis himself, academics, and actors, complete with behind-the-scenes footage.
Free admissions. Drop in, no reservations.
January 9
19:00 Andriesh
January 11
19:00 The Legend of Suram Fortress
21:00 The Color of Pomegranates
January 13
15:00 Ashik Kerib
January 18
19:00 Flower on the Stone
21:00 Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
January 20
15:00 Sergey Parajanov: The Rebel
January 23
19:00 Ashik Kerib
January 25
19:00 Sergey Parajanov: The Rebel
21:00 The First Lad
January 30
19:00 Ukrainian Rhapsody
February 2
15:00 Andriesh
February 3
15:00 The Legend of Suram Fortress
February 15
21:00 The Color of Pomegranates
February 23
15:00 Hakob Hovnatanyan
The Seasons of the Year
Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
March 2
13:00 Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Parajanov: A Requiem
March 3
13:00 The First Lad
15:00 Ukrainian Rhapsody
March 9
13:00 Flower on the Stone
March 10
13:00 Hakob Hovnatanyan
The Seasons of the Year
Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
March 17
15:00 Parajanov: A Requiem
January 9
19:00 Andriesh
January 11
19:00 The Legend of Suram Fortress
21:00 The Color of Pomegranates
January 13
15:00 Ashik Kerib
January 18
19:00 Flower on the Stone
21:00 Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
January 20
15:00 Sergey Parajanov: The Rebel
January 23
19:00 Ashik Kerib
January 25
19:00 Sergey Parajanov: The Rebel
21:00 The First Lad
January 30
19:00 Ukrainian Rhapsody
February 2
15:00 Andriesh
February 3
15:00 The Legend of Suram Fortress
February 15
21:00 The Color of Pomegranates
February 23
15:00 Hakob Hovnatanyan
The Seasons of the Year
Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
March 2
13:00 Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Parajanov: A Requiem
March 3
13:00 The First Lad
15:00 Ukrainian Rhapsody
March 9
13:00 Flower on the Stone
March 10
13:00 Hakob Hovnatanyan
The Seasons of the Year
Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
March 17
15:00 Parajanov: A Requiem
Program Trailer
Presented as part of Parajanov, with Sarkis exhibition, Pera Film’s Rebel Images: Sergey Parajanov is a collection of the director’s films given form by his unbridled imagination and documentaries that showcase the testimonies of artists who have been inspired by Parajanov’s work.
The exhibition “Look At Me! Portraits and Other Fictions from the ”la Caixa” Contemporary Art Collection” examined portraiture, one of the oldest artistic genres, through a significant number of works of our times. Paintings, photographs, sculptures and videos shaped a labyrinth of gazes that invite spectators to reflect themselves in the social mirror of portraits.
The series of paintings depicting the audience ceremonies of European ambassadors hold a unique place among the works of Jean-Baptiste Vanmour of Valenciennes, who lived in İstanbul from 1699 until his death in 1737.
Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz discovered the Orient in 1877, touring Syria, Egypt, Turkey, and the Crimea with Władysław Branicki. This experience made a profound impression on him, and he was to continuously revisit Eastern themes in his works for the rest of his life.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
