(105 minutes / Released in 1965 / In Armenian with no subtitles)
Screening to follow with discussion in Armenian with Film Director
SARKY MOURADIAN
Starring Hagop Der Boghossian, Sonig Dulgerian and Razmig Libaridian
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020 – 7:30pm
ABRIL BOOKSTORE
415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA
Free Admission for Armenian Film Society members. Temporary passes available for the general public for a small fee. Please call (818) 243-4112 for more information.
BAGHDASAR AGHPAR is a classic Armenian theatrical parody written by Hagop Baronian adapted to film for the first time by director Sarky Mouradian. The film stars Hagop Der Boghossian, Sonig Dulgerian, and Razmig Libaridian. In his times, Baronian had presented the uneducated yet wealthy villager, his adulterous and spoiled wife, his fake and opportunist friend, and his greedy lawyer. The corruption of those days is alive and well today and will definitely continue on tomorrow.
Յակոբ Պարոնեանի ՊԱՂՏԱՍԱՐ ԱՂԲԱՐ երգիծական թատերախաղը կարգ մը փոփոխութիւններով շարժապատկերի վերածած է հանրածանօփ բեմադրիչ Սարգի Մուրատեան: Ըստ սարգի Մուրատեանի, եթէ լաւ ուսումնասիրենք պատմութիւնը պիտի տեսնենք որ աւելի ողբերգութիւն է քան քոմետիա: Յակոբ Պարոնեանի ժամանակին (իր օրերուն) ներկայացուցած է գիւղացի անուս բայց հարուստ Պաղտասար աղբարը իր անհաւատարիմ և շփացած ետիտասարդ կինը, կեղծաւոր ու պատեհապաշտ բարեկամը, դրամապաշտ փաստաբանը. Կաշառակեր թաղականները, որոնք ինչպէս էին այն օրերուն, կան նաև այսօր և հաւանաբար կը շարունակուի վաղը: Գլխաւոր դերակատարներ՝ Յակոբ Տէր Պօղոսեան, Սոնիկ Տիւլկերեան, Ռազմիկ Լիպարիտեան, Վիգէն Արվանի և ուրիշներ:
SARKY MOURADIAN is a filmmaker, television host, and music composer. He was born in Beirut in 1931. Performing music since age 16, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1955 to continue his education in music. However, his main passion had always been in film. In 1960, he moved to Los Angeles where he attended “Theater of Arts” and began working in the film industry as an actor and director. His films include, Baghdasar Akhbar (1965), Sons of Sassoun (1973), Tears of Happiness (1975) , Promise of Love (1978), and The Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1982). Mouradian established one of the first Armenian television shows in Los Angeles in 1978 titled, Armenian Teletime, where he hosted various Armenian celebrity performers and politicians. In 2016, he was awarded a gold medal by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia.
THE ARMENIAN FILM SOCIETY is dedicated to recognizing the contributions of Armenians around the world by shining a spotlight on Armenian films and filmmakers. Armenian Film Society holds events on the first Friday of every month at Abril Books. The evenings are composed primarily of film screenings, discussions, lectures, and workshops. Past events have included Mardik Martin, Eric Nazarian, Roger Kupelian, Gariné Torossian, Ruben Gevorkyants, Levon Mkrtchyan, among others. Armenian Film Society is founded by husband and wife team Armen and Mary Karaoghlanian.
