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  • A Portrait of Arshile (1995)
  • Short | 4 min | Documentary, Short
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A Portrait of Arshile (1995)
Short | 4 min | Documentary, Short
Egoyan juxtaposes home-video images of his son Arshile with a self-portrait of the famed Armenian artist, Arshile Gorky; Egoyan narrates in English, while his wife narrates in Armenian. The self-portrait made from a photo of the artist as ...See moreEgoyan juxtaposes home-video images of his son Arshile with a self-portrait of the famed Armenian artist, Arshile Gorky; Egoyan narrates in English, while his wife narrates in Armenian. The self-portrait made from a photo of the artist as a child at the time of the great massacre of the Armenians is used as a focus for meditations on the nature of self-awareness, artistic expression, and the relationship between the artist and the viewer. Written by Matthew Singer See less
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Director
Atom Egoyan
Writer
Atom Egoyan
Producers
Diane Freeman | Keith Griffiths
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Updated Sep 22, 1995
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Sep 22, 1995 (Canada)

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