Dagaveen (2004)
A Live Performance In Armenian
장르 : 코미디
상영시간 : 1시간 30분
연출 : Ara Madzounian
시놉시스
From the man who brought you "Yevaylen" and "Nayev" comes a hilarious peek into the Armenian condition and the necessity of laughter in life. Vahe’s third hysterically funny and engaging monologue tackles diverse topics such as family, marriage, surveys, concentrating on the Armenian American identity and finally the importance of laughter. Along with personal stories and meditations on the Armenian condition, Vahe tries to find an answer to the question “Are the Armenians truly happy, or – as an Irish newspaper claims – are we the saddest nation on the planet?” Vahe performed Dagaveen for over four months at Rococo in Pasadena, California, and has taken the show on the road to various cities in the U.S., Canada and Europe to packed audiences.
A pedigree bull-calf becomes boe of contention between the heads of two competitive collective farms, two brothers-in-law.
흑해와 지중해 사이의 고원 지대 아나톨리아는 그리스인과 아르메니아인의 땅이지만, 터키인에게 정복당했다. 19세기 말, 여전히 터키인의 박해가 계속되고, 순진한 청년 스타브로스는 이곳을 떠나고 싶은 마음뿐이다. 어느 날, 아버지가 집안의 모든 재산을 스타브로스에게 주며 콘스탄티노플(현 이스탄불)로 가 양탄자 사업에 투자하라고 한다. 집안의 마지막 희망이었지만, 스타브로스는 오직 기회의 땅 ‘아메리카’만을 꿈꾼다. 콘스탄티노플로 가는 스타브로스의 여정은 험난하기만 하다. 카잔이 자신의 삼촌의 삶을 바탕으로 직접 시나리오까지 썼다.
Artur is an Armenian guy who dreams about a career in filmmaking, but his grandfather wants him to take over the family wine business. When a bad review from an Estonian critic threatens to ruin the family business, Artur has to go to Tallinn to set things straight. There he meets the feisty Ingrid and things take an unexpected turn.
Drunkard Garsevan is supposed to bring wine for testing to specialist Poghosyan. On the road he drinks the wine and is picked up by two young men who think that he is a victim of road accident.
Ooremn, Berberian’s sixth and the latest monologue after Yevaylen, Nayev, Dagaveen, Sagayn and Yete is a witty and hilariously funny take on the many aspects that bring absurdity to our existence. The sharpest of Berberian’s monologues, Oormen takes jabs at all the facets of self deception in relation to love, marriage, religion, being Armenian and much more. Recorded live at the Glen Arden Club in Glendale, California.
Berberian is a master of finding the comedy in personal, social, and cultural topics– in this case, he finds the humor in anxiety.
Yete is Berberian’s fifth monologue after Yevayln, Nayev, Dagaveen, and Sagayn. Following 20 sold out shows in Los Angeles, his Sagayn tour took him to Yerevan, Beirut, Istanbul, Paris, Sydney, Cyprus, Geneva and a dozen other cities.
Four years have passed since Sagayn and Berberian is thrilled about his new monologue. “I love writing, painting and directing, but being alone on that stage is a completely different sensation. I feel empowered, because there’s nothing more difficult than getting up on a stage and trying to make people laugh for an hour and a half. If you fail, you can’t blame anyone else for your failure and you’ll be crushed, but if you succeed, you feel exhilarated,” says Berberian.
Մանրունք (Manrunq) means trifles or small inconveniences. This story is aboutt a new building finishing construction in Soviet Armenia by an architect and the troubles which begin once people are settled inside the building.
The film tells us of the adventures of a mother who tries to visit her son in one of the military units.
Garod means longing in Armenian. Longing for a land that lost its people. Longing for the homeland. Longing for a time that is eternally lost. “Garod” is a story of longing. It is about the lives and the musical stories of two Armenian musicians - a father and his son, Onnik Dinkjian and Ara Dinkjian. It tells the story of the remaking of a musical tradition and life in diaspora, passes through different geographies and countries following the traces of a musical tradition. In this documentary, Garod means not only longing for loss but also remaking of a musical tradition and the life itself.
