Bagrat Oganesyan

  • Bagrat Oganesyan – Ashnan arev AKA Autumn Sun (1977)

    1971-1980ArmeniaBagrat OganesyanClassicsDrama

    Strikingly progressive and beautifully crafted, Bagrat Oganesyan’s Autumn Sun tells the story of Aghun (a bravado performance by the director’s own wife, Anahit Gukasyan), a simple woman forced to contend with the banal cruelties of the men who populate her small village: from her father to her husband, in-laws, neighbours, and boss. Filmed in the hometown of screenwriter Hrant Matevosyan, who adapts from his own novel, this is a compassionate portrait of resilience and resignation.Read More »

  • Bagrat Oganesyan – Hndzan AKA Sour Grapes (1973)

    1971-1980ArmeniaBagrat OganesyanDramaWar

    Far behind the lines Vahe receives the news of his father’s death. Small boy neither could accept it nor reconcile himself with the new family of his mother who married to another man. The boy prefers to live with his handicapped uncle and every day visits the railway station waiting the trains coming from the frontline.Read More »

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