Rent The Lighthouse (2006)
3.4 of 5 from 60 ratings
1h 15min
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- Synopsis:
- Maria Saakyan's elegiac, semi-autobiographical drama unfolds against the backdrop of the Caucasus wars of the early 1990's. Told with a dream-like intensity, a young woman returns to her home in a remote, war-ravaged Armenian village to persuade her grandparents to leave with her for safety in Moscow. Beautifully filmed and set to a hypnotic soundtrack by Kimmo Pohjonen, this poetic and moving film is in the great visual tradition of Tarkovsky and Paradjanov. An outstanding directorial debut by an immensely talented filmmaker who died tragically young.
- Actors:
- Anna Kapaleva, Olga Yakovleva, Sos Sargsyan, Sofiko Chiaureli, Ruzana Avetisyan, Mikhail Bogdasarov, Sergei Daniyelyan, Anastasiya Grebennikova, Albina Matveyeva, Mikhail Silantev
- Directors:
- Mariya Saakyan
- Producers:
- Anton Melnik
- Writers:
- Givi Shavgulidze
- Aka:
- Mayak
- Studio:
- Secondrun
- Genres:
- Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/09/2021
- Run Time:
- 78 minutes
- Languages:
- Armenian LPCM 2.0 Stereo, Russian LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Maria Saakyan's Short Film Farewell (Proshchanie, 2003)
- Surviving Memories: A Visual Essay on 'The Lighthouse' by Alessandro Luchetti and Manuela Lazic
- Trailers
- World Premiere Release on Blu-ray
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Reviews (1) of The Lighthouse
A parade of stunning images - The Lighthouse review by TE
This film (also known as 'Mayak') has had to be restored from a 35mm print but it still looks hauntingly beautiful. It is a fine testimony to the talent of director Mariya Saakyan, and a reminder of what a loss World Cinema suffered when Saakyan died of cancer at the age of 38.
The film is set in the time of displacement caused by the Azerbaijan - Armenian war and is a must for anyone with even a passing interest in Armenian history and culture.
The blu-ray disc also contains two excellent short films by Saakyan.
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