The reason for that "harem" part?

5 Nisan 09, 13:30. 28.ist. film fest. atlas sinemasi & sinemada ilginc bir deneyim oldu. azeri ve turk toplumuna ozgu, tamamen bizim toplumumuza ait ve bununla da gurur duymayi bilmis bir film.

In this, a kind of Azeri version of Peer Gynt, the tableaux are a little more vivants than in Color of Pomegranates, but it's essentially the same distinctive Parajanov style. The visuals are beautiful and the music even more so. The music alone, saz instrumentals and exotic Turkic singing, makes this an awesome experience.

The film functions very well separate from its plot as a rich (especially as far as the colours are concerned) and, regardless of whether you find it vacuous or full of great meaning (and it is probably the former to be perfectly frank), entertaining tapestry of Azerbaijanian clothes, customs and art - music, dance and artworks all appearing throughout.

It combines images (and what images!) and music wonderfully and to great effect and also has a delightful absurdist sense of humour. The film functions very well seperate from its plot as a rich (especially as far as the colours are concerned) and, regardless of whether you find it vacuous or full of great meaning (and it is probably the former to be perfectly frank), entertaining tapestry of Azerbaijanian clothes, customs and art - music, dance and artworks all appearing throughout.

Paradjanov once again provides stunning visuals rich with symbolism and tableaus unlike any other in cinema. And the music is fantastic. On an aesthetic level, it's dynamite. But alas, there's more to it than that. The story starts out fine, but it loses traction in the middle and seems to go nowhere. Also, the actors employ a style of highly exagerrated miming with voice-over. In a story like this, some degree of "over-acting" is expected and even appropriate, but this was frequently annoying.