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 Date | January 1, 1995 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | A Portrait of Arshile | |
Runtime | 4min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Armenian, English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | Canada, United Kingdom | |
Production Companies | Ego Film Arts |