Lark Farm
La
masseria delle allodole
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani,
Italy/France/Bulgaria/Spain,
2007, 114 min
In
Italian with English subtitles
Script: Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (based on a
novel of the same title by Antonia Arslan)
Cast: Paz Vega, Arsinée Khanjian, Tcheky Karyo, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mohammed Bakri
Arsinée Khanjian will be in attendance for Q/A
Thursday, 6 November 2008,
at 6:45 p.m
Adapted from the
novel by Antonia Arslan and co-directed by legendary
Italian brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, The Lark Farm is one of the few
international features to tackle the Armenian genocide head-on.
An affluent family,
the Avakians, feel convinced that the rising tide of
Turkish hostility means little to them. They ignore the warning signs and
prepare for a family reunion with the impending visit of two well-to-do sons.
Their illusions come crashing down when a Turkish military regiment annihilates
every male member of their family and forces the women to trek into the
Watch trailer: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wmy6
(trailer in Italian)
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Legendary
Italian filmmakers Vittorio Taviani
and his younger brother Paolo have always worked together each directing
alternate scenes. When one directs the other does not interfere. Vittorio has studied law at the