Minas: Rekviem (1989)

Director:

Mikhail Vartanov

Writer:

Mikhail Vartanov (writer)

Release Date:

1989 (Soviet Union)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Plot:

Vartanov portrays Armenia's iconic modernist painter Minas, assassinated by KGB. |

Plot Keywords:

Vartanov | Auteur Cinema | Murder | Trilogy | Assassination

Cast

Minas Avetisyan

...

Himself (as Minas)

Directed by
Mikhail Vartanov		(as Mikhail Vardanov)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mikhail Vartanov		writer (as Mikhail Vardanov)

Cinematography by
Mikhail Vartanov		(as Mikhail Vardanov)

Film Editing by
Svetlana Manucharian

Production Management
Kh. Kalendarly	....	production manager

Art Department
Minas Avetisyan	....	paintings and artwork (uncredited)

Sound Department
Karen Kurdiyan	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
A. Melikyan	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Other crew
Hakob Hakobyan	....	script editor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Armenfilm Studios

Also Known As:

Minas: A Requiem (International: English title)

Runtime:

10 min

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Armenian | Russian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Armenfilm Studios

Trivia:

Second in Mikhail Vartanov's documentary trilogy along with Jnjevatz demqer (1987) "Erased Faces" and Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992). There were two versions: one with narration, the other without. Reporterdly, only the latter survives.