Shelkovitsa (1979)

Director:

Gennadi Melkonyan

Writers:

Zorayr Khalapyan (short story) and
Eduard Akopov (writer)
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Release Date:

3 May 1979 (Soviet Union)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

One of USSR's most watched and popular comedies about 2 families and a mulberry tree.

Cast

R. Aroyan	...	Samson
Leonard Sarkisov	...	Gaspar
Nona Petrosyan	...	Aelita
Tamar Hovhannisyan	...	Shushan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
A. Alaverdian	...	Kid
N. Alaverdian	...	Kid
B. Ananian	...	Kid
T. Nurbekiants	...	Kid
M. Pogosian	...	Kid
Martin Vartanov	...	Kid (uncredited)

Directed by
Gennadi Melkonyan

Writing credits
Zorayr Khalapyan		(short story)
Eduard Akopov		writer
Gennadi Melkonyan		uncredited
Mikhail Vartanov		uncredited

Original Music by
Armen Boyamyan

Cinematography by
Mikhail Vartanov

Film Editing by
S. Gabrielyan

Art Direction by
Grigor Torosyan

Costume Design by
G. Manukyan

Makeup Department
N. Khachatryan	....	makeup artist

Production Management
K. Galoyan	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zh. Barsoyan	....	second assistant director
Lavrenty Davtyan	....	first assistant director (as L. Davtyan)

Sound Department
Anna Drozhenko	....	sound

Other crew
V. Maligin	....	script editor
Mikayel Stamboltsyan	....	script editor

Production Companies

• Armenfilm Studios
• Debyut
• Mosfilm

Other Companies

• Mozart Entertainment  photographs
• Mozart Entertainment  publicity

Also Known As:

The Mulberry Tree (International: English title)
Tteni (Soviet Union: Armenian title)

Runtime:

19 min

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Armenian | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Armenfilm Studios

Trivia:

Won FIPRESCI Award, Best Debut Award and Audience Choice Award, at the 9th International Festival of Short and Documentary Films in Lille, France (1980)