Levon Mkrtchyan ( hy,
Լևոն Մկրտչյան; russian: Левон Гайкович Мкртчян; born February 25, 1953 in
Leninakan
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(now
Gyumri
Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city ...
) is an
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
n director, known for his documentaries, "Davit Anhaght", "Charentz: Known and Unknown Sides", "Jean Garzu", "
Mesrop Mashtots Mesrob or Mesrop ( hy, Մեսրոպ) is an Armenian given name.
Mesrob / Mesrop may refer to:
* Mesrop Mashtots, also Saint Mesrop, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist. Inventor of the Armenian alphabet
** Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient M ...
", "My Komitas", "And There Was Light", "The Manuscript of Independence" - dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Armenia's independence, and many more. He has received the highest award of the Soviet Union, the
Lenin Prize. He has earned numerous awards for his documentaries that have kept the Armenian spirit alive. His last prestigious award was received during the Golden Eagle film festival for his film "The Manuscript of Independence", in the Best Documentary category. He studied in the Directing Department of the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theater Institute. In 1978, he released his debut short film ''The Muses''. In 1984, he graduated from the Directing Department of VGIK in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
. Since 1978, he has shot thirty-three documentaries. He filmed and has an archive about well known Armenians, including the only film footage on
Hovhannes Shiraz
Hovhannes Shiraz ( hy, Հովհաննես Շիրազ) (April 27, 1914 – March 14, 1984) was an Armenian poet.
Biography
Shiraz was born Onik Tadevosi Karapetyan in the city of Alexandropol, then part of the Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Arm ...
, footage of
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...
visiting Armenia after the
1988 earthquake, as well as the funeral of
William Saroyan
William Saroyan (; August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film ''The ...
. He was a close friend and film partner with the Armenian director
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov, ka, სერგო ფარაჯანოვი, uk, Сергій Параджанов (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was an Armenian filmmaker. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers t ...
, and has a rare footage of him, including the last days of his life.
Filmography
*1983: ''On the Path to Eternity'' (
Hovhannes Shiraz
Hovhannes Shiraz ( hy, Հովհաննես Շիրազ) (April 27, 1914 – March 14, 1984) was an Armenian poet.
Biography
Shiraz was born Onik Tadevosi Karapetyan in the city of Alexandropol, then part of the Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Arm ...
)
*1984: ''
Paruyr Sevak''
*1987: ''
Gyumri
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'' (Leninakan)
*1987: ''
Charents - Known and Unknown Sides''
*1988: ''
Mesrop Mashtots Mesrob or Mesrop ( hy, Մեսրոպ) is an Armenian given name.
Mesrob / Mesrop may refer to:
* Mesrop Mashtots, also Saint Mesrop, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist. Inventor of the Armenian alphabet
** Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient M ...
''
*1989: ''Gurfew'' (Paretayin Jam, Paretayin zjam)
*1989: ''
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...
Armenia''
*1990: ''
General Andranik''
*1993: ''Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia''
YouTube - Part 1: Armenian Kingdom of CiliciaYouTube - Part 2: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia*1996: ''5 years in Armenia''
*2001: ''And There Was Light''
*2002: ''The Manuscript of Independence''
*2005: ''
Hovhannes Shiraz
Hovhannes Shiraz ( hy, Հովհաննես Շիրազ) (April 27, 1914 – March 14, 1984) was an Armenian poet.
Biography
Shiraz was born Onik Tadevosi Karapetyan in the city of Alexandropol, then part of the Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Arm ...
: A Documentary''
*2007: ''We Love Armenia''
Publications
*Documentary Films of the Armenian Soviet Republic, Berlin, 1990
*Armenian Association of Film - Critics and Cinema - Journalists, 1924-1999
*Armenians - Author Toros Toranian, Aleppo, Syria, 1998 (Թող Հայաստանը Խոսի)
External links
*https://archive.today/20130114174943/http://ru.hayernaysor.am/1311339618
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070604005230/http://www.arm-cinema.am/personalities/Directors/index.htm
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1953 births
Living people
People from Gyumri
Armenian documentary filmmakers