PELECHIAN PROJECT

Artavazd PELECHIAN
  • 2026
  • Cannes Classics
  • Restored prints

Artavazd Pelechian (Armenia, 1938) is one of the key Armenian filmmakers. The father of distance editing, he works at the border of documentary and fiction, giving the mundane a new depth, and discovering the poetry in the real. His works explore collective memory, nature, and humanity beyond traditional narrative cinema. The restoration project was launched by Coproduction Office in partnership with Cineteca di Bologna under the director’s supervision. The programme comprises five of his works: Land of the People (1966), The Beginning (1967), We (1969), The Inhabitants (1970)and The Seasons (1975).
In association: Cinema Foundation of Armenia, Public Television Company of Armenia, VGIK, Belarusfilm. Additional support: ZDF/ARTE, ArMa Media Production LLC, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Directed by : Artavazd PELECHIAN
Year of production: 1966
Country: Armenia, Belarus, Russian Federation
Durée : 90 minutes

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AMMA ARIYAN

AMMA ARIYAN

John ABRAHAM
BAWANG BIEJI

BAWANG BIEJI

Kaige CHEN
CZŁOWIEK Z ŻELAZA

CZŁOWIEK Z ŻELAZA

Andrzej WAJDA
DU LING ZHI YING

DU LING ZHI YING

Zhang-Ke JIA
EVA

EVA

Maria PLYTA
FESTIVAL DE CANNES 1947

FESTIVAL DE CANNES 1947

Adrien Fred MAURY
GOODNIGHT LAMBY

GOODNIGHT LAMBY

Dustin YELLIN
L’INNOCENTE

L’INNOCENTE

Luchino VISCONTI
L’ÂGE D’OR

L’ÂGE D’OR

Bérenger THOUIN
LA CASA DEL ÁNGEL

LA CASA DEL ÁNGEL

Leopoldo TORRE NILSSON
LA CIOCIARA

LA CIOCIARA

Vittorio DE SICA
LA DÉRIVE

LA DÉRIVE

Paula DELSOL
MACHINE GUN KELLY

MACHINE GUN KELLY

Roger CORMAN
MEEUWEN STERVEN IN DE HAVEN

MEEUWEN STERVEN IN DE HAVEN

Rik KUYPERS, Roland VERHAVERT, Ivo MICHIELS
METTI UNA SERA A CENA

METTI UNA SERA A CENA

Giuseppe PATRONI GRIFFI
MON COLUCHE A MOI

MON COLUCHE A MOI

Michel DENISOT, Julie LAZARE, Camille BRUERE
MOONLIGHTING

MOONLIGHTING

Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKI
PAN’S LABYRINTH

PAN’S LABYRINTH

Guillermo DEL TORO
SIERRA DE TERUEL

SIERRA DE TERUEL

André MALRAUX
SUGATA SANSHIRO

SUGATA SANSHIRO

Akira KUROSAWA
THE STRANGER

THE STRANGER

Orson WELLES
TILAÏ

TILAÏ

Idrissa OUEDRAOGO
UNE VIE MANIFESTE

UNE VIE MANIFESTE

Jean-Gabriel PÉRIOT
ZAMINE BAZI

ZAMINE BAZI

Amirhossein SHOJAEI