Parajanov movie to be screened in Istanbul (photos)

Istanbul is going to host the premier of a movie by Sergey Parajanov, a legendary Soviet-Armenian director and artist whose contribution was great also to the Ukrainian and Georgian cinema art.  

Ashik Kerib (Strange Lover) will be screened at an Armenian center of culture and solidarity, Bianet reports.

A senior cinematography professor from the Marmara University is expected to deliver a speech at the event.  

Released in 1988, Ashik Kerib is one of Parajanov’s most acclaimed movies dedicated to Soviet and Russian film-maker Andrei Tarkovsky.