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A Portrait of Arshile

A Portrait of Arshile

Egoyan juxtaposes home-video images of his son Arshile with a self-portrait of the famed Armenian artist, Arshile Gorky; Egoyan narrates in English, while his wife narrates in Armenian. The self-portrait made from a photo of the artist as a child at the time of the great massacre of the Armenians is used as a focus for meditations on the nature of self-awareness, artistic expression, and the relationship between the artist and the viewer.

Release DateJanuary 1, 1995
StatusReleased
Original TitleA Portrait of Arshile
Runtime 4min
Budget
Revenue
LanguageArmenian, English
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesCanada, United Kingdom
Production CompaniesEgo Film Arts