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Luys Film Company

Prison Art

1998 42 min Russian

This documentary, which features Sergei Parajanov’s heartbreaking letters from prison, explores creativity among inmates and the art born in conditions designed to destroy all traces of selfhood.

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Gennadi Melkonyan Director · Garegin Zakoyan Director

First release October 1, 1998 · Languages Armenian, Russian · Original title Искусство зоны

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Luys Film Company

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Original title

Искусство зоны

Original language

Russian

Spoken on screen

Armenian · Russian

Release dates

Armenia · October 1, 1998

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