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Robert Guédiguian’s jaunty new film places a young romance against the backdrop of post-colonial Mali in the early 1960s.
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Robert Guédiguian’s jaunty new film places a young romance against the backdrop of post-colonial Mali in the early 1960s.
Robert Guédiguian's visually stunning drama of young love and shifting political realities in ’60s postcolonial Mali has its US Theatrical Premiere this month
YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS. French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer Robert Guédiguian states that he happened to enter the world of cinematography by chance at the time when he was asked to write a scenario. That marked the start of his career during which he shot more than 20 movies. He gave a master class in Armenia on July 14. As Armenpress reports, Armenian movie-lovers had a chance to ask questions and talk to the renowned producer personally. He noted that one should have a very strong desire of self-expression to shoot a movie and work in the field o...
YEREVAN, JULY 13, ARMENPRESS. French-Armenian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer Robert Guédiguian’s movie “Crazy Story” will be screened in France in November and in other countries in the next year. Robert Guédiguian informed this in a meeting with journalists on July 13. The movie reflects upon the topic of the Armenian Genocide. The screening of that very movie marked the opening of the 12th international film festival “Golden Apricot.”
ETCHMIADZIN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS. French film director, actor, screen writer, producer, honorable guest at the “Golden Apricot” festival Robert Guédiguian was awarded with “Let there be light” prize. Catholicos of all Armenians Karekin II awarded the famous producer with the prize on July 16, at the Gevorkian theological seminary of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The solemn ceremony of award giving started with the Lord's Pray at the religious capital of Armenia.