Discover Saroyan: Yerevan hosts second lecture dedicated to great writer

The Intellectual Renaissance Foundation on Wednesday organized the second lecture from the series “Discover Saroyan” to introduce the great writer’s love for cinema art.

The meeting, entitled “Saroyan and Cinematography”, was held ” at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography.

Artsvi Bakchinyan, a PhD Candidate in Philology who conducted the event, talked of William Saroyan’s connection with the cinema art and the movies produced by the talented novelist and playwright. The organizers also screened some of the films to provide a better insight into Saroyan’s philosophy.

Students attending the event had the unique chance to get familiarized with the less known aspects of the writer’s creative life and discover cinematography’s impact on his character.