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I Love the Sound of the Kalachnikov It Reminds Me of Tchaikovsky
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Wikipedia article
'I Love the Sound of the Kalachnikov It Reminds Me of Tchaikovsky' is a 2001 English documentary directed by Philippe Vartan Khazarian.
A short visit to a war zone in Nagorno-Karabakh evokes memories of both the terrible fate of the city of Aghdam and director Khazarian's own personal tragedy years earlier in France.[https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/439166/I-Love-the-Sound-of-the-Kalachnikov-it-Reminds-me-of-Tchaikovsky/overview/ New York Times about 'I Love the Sound of the Kalachnikov, it Reminds me of Tchaikovsky']
Plot
An autobiographical documentary film that goes beyond the barriers of the genre and is something between videoart, experimental film and home video and seeks to throw light on the consequences of the Armenian genocide of 1915, which forced the director's family to emigrate to France. In the spirit of Bertolt Brechts theory of art and distanciation, Khazarian frees himself from reality, combining in the film amateur films about his own family and contemporary footage from the battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh. His film is not a recapitulation of historical fact, but rather a visual meditation on the fetishist aesthetics of war, diverse sexual orientations and the consequences of emigration. The film deals with topics such as war, destruction and sexuality, which, in the director's view are indissolubly linked.
Nominations
'I Love the Sound of the Kalashnikov, It Reminds Me of Tchaikovsky' was selected in the Rotterdam Film Festival 2001.[http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/ Rotterdam Film Festival][http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/films/i-love-the-sound-of-the-kalachnikov-it-reminds-me-of-tchaik/ I Love the Sound of the Kalashnikov, It Reminds Me of Tchaikovsky Rotterdam Film Festival] and was soon nominated in 19 international film festivals, receiving 4 international awards, 12 international selections and 6 international competitions including :
*Festival Centre Piece, MIX NYC, NYC Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film Festival 2003[http://www.mixnyc.org/26/ NYC Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film Festival][http://mixnyc.org/archive/2002/2002_saturday.html/ Official Line-up - NYC Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film Festival 2002][http://www.filmlounge.nl/films/7706_i-love-the-sound-of-the-kalachnikov%2C-it-reminds-me-of-tchaikovski.html/ 'I Love the Sound of the Kalashnikov, It Reminds Me of Tchaikovsky' - Film Lounge 2002]
*Special Mention of the Jury, Toronto Image Film Festival 2003[http://www.imagesfestival.com/index.php/ Toronto Image Film Festival][http://www.nowtoronto.com/stage/story.cfm?content=136226/ "Rep & Independent Cinma Listing" Official Line-up, Toronto Image Film Festival 2001 Now Toronto] where it was personally introduced by Canadian director Atom Egoyan
*Opening Night Film, East/West International Film Festival 2001[http://est-ouest.com/ East/West International Film Festival]
*International Competition Nominee, Sunnyside of the doc 2001
* Official Selection, San Francisco Armenian Film Festival 2006[http://armenianfilmfestival.org/ San Francisco Armenian Film Festival]
*Official Selection, Lisboa International Documentary Film Festival 2002[http://www.doclisboa.org/2013/ Lisboa International Documentary Film Festival]
*International Selection, Lisboa In the closet Film Festival 2004
*Representing Contemporary British Cinema, Febio Fest Prague International Film Festival 2004[http://www.febiofest.cz/en/ Febio Fest Prague International Film Festival]
*Special Mention of the Jury, Dei Popoli Film Festival 2002[http://www.festivaldeipopoli.org/en/ Dei Popoli Film Festival]
*Guardian Award First Film Competition Nominee, Edinburgh Film Festival 2001[http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/ Edinburgh Film Festival]
*International Selection, Tursak International Selection 2002
*International Selection, Haifa International Film Festival 2001[http://www.haifaff.co.il/eng/ Haifa International Film Festival]
*International Selection, Beirut International Film Festival 2002[http://www.beirutfilmfestival.org/ Beirut International Film Festival]
*International Selection, Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema 2001
*International Selection Finalist London Lesbian&Gay Film Festival[http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/ London Lesbian&Gay Film Festival]London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival[https://web.archive.org/web/20131216191041/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b87c44bb0/ 'I Love the Sound of the Kalachnikov It Reminds Me of Tchaikovsky' British Film Institut Catalogue]
*International selection, Lisboa L&G International Film Festival 2003
References
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