rooney is a 1958 british comedy film directed by george pollock and starring john gregson , muriel pavlow and barry fitzgerald .

the film depicts the life of james ignatius rooney , a gaelic sportsman at the weekends , and a dublin rubbish collector during the week .

it was based on a novel by catherine cookson .

rooney ( film )

rooney mara has spoken about her controversial casting as tiger lily in 2015 film pan .
wayne rooney was born on october 24 , 1985 in liverpool , england as wayne mark rooney . he has been married to
as i live in dublin i recall seeing and enjoying
rooney
many years ago . it brings my large classic film collection almost complete now .
in manchester united’s latest film hook - up with 20th century fox , the reds have ' treated ' fans to segments of rooney being good at football in the middle of clips from the 2017 film logan starring hugh jackman .
michael rooney , son of child star mickey , tells emma brockes the shocking story of his past .
‘una is a character and a story that fails to engage and the argument for its existence as a film is a sadly unsuccessful one’ . . . rooney mara and ben mendelsohn in una .
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part 2 of the full film rooney , starring john gregson , muriel pavlow , barry fitzgerald rooney was a dustbin man , he worked around rathmines dublin , he was a talented hurling player , he got himself a trial to play for ireland in the all ireland final . he also had to avoid the advances of his landladies
the life of james ignatius rooney , a dublin rubbish collector during the week and a gaelic sportsman at the weekends .
the film that made elizabeth taylor a star gave rooney , now 24 , one of his most enduring parts as a drifter - turned - horse - trainer who helps taylor’s sussex lass groom her gelding for grand national triumph .
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the film adaptation of sebastian barry ' s 2008 novel features an all - star cast including rooney , jack reynor , erica bana , oscar - winner vanessa redgrave , jeremy irons and british actor theo , who is best know for the inbetweeners .
clarence brown’s sentimental drama , a best picture nominee for which rooney also got his second of four competitive oscar nominations , was about home - front life in ithaca , california during the second world war , with rooney as a telegram delivery boy breaking news good and bad to his neighbours .
carol is undoubtedly one of the best films ever made . there are many characters in the film with every single one of them assigned different roles . some of the main characters in the film include therese belivet , carol aird , harge aird . all of these characters have their own assigned roles that they perfectly execute to make the film impressive to watch . without cast , there would be no films . in the movie carol , all the characters appear to be perfectly selected as they go ahead to play different roles that finally converge to make this film worth watching ,
thousands protested about the white actress being cast as the native american princess character when the film was released . in a new interview with the telegraph , oscar - nominated mara , said she can understand why people were upset and that the cast of the film should have been more diverse .
opening credits : all characters and events in this film are fictitious . any similarity to actual events or persons , living or dead , is purely coincidental .
filmed in the studio with stock film of 1950s dublin , this hilarious irish comedy shows the late john gregson at his versatile best . enjoyable and thoroughly entertaining .
director jim sheridan films the movie adaptation of sebastian barry ' s
the secret scripture
with actors rooney mara & theo james in the sand dunes of a coastal location in north dublin , dublin , ireland - 22 . 01 . 15 . pictures : cathal burke / vipireland . com * * * local caption * * * jim sheridan with rooney mara & theo james
4 . 30pm : last year it was a brief glimpse of janet jackson ' s dàcolletage that caused a national outcry , this year its mickey rooney ' s derriere . by dominic timms .
reviewed at voltage pictures screening room , los angeles , august 25 , 2016 , ( in toronto film festival – gala presentations . ) running time : 108 min .
production : an ingenious senior film fund , voltage pictures , ferndale films presentation with the participation of board scannan na heireann / the irish film board . produced by noel pearson , jim sheridan , rob quigley . executive producers , andrea scarso , gavin poolman , nicolas chartier , jonathan deckter , cormac crawford , jere harris , eoin colfer .
in film production or the arts industry such as television , theatre , or film , a casting involves the process of carefully selecting certain types of actors , singers , dancers , or extras to play or participate in a certain role or take part in a screenplay , teleplay , or script . to put it in simple terms , the cast of a script , play , or movie involves all the people who partake or act on them . to cast a certain actor in a film or play means the exercise of choosing them to play or act a certain role in it . without cast in place , then there is no play , movie or film in place .
will smith is among the actors who have decided to boycott the 2016 academy awards , saying that he wants to be “part of the solution” to the film industry’s diversity problem .
still , it ' s not as bad as when rooney , ashley young , juan mata , daley blind and chris smalling were fending off aliens in a independence day : resurgence tie - in last summer .
it can ' t have been the warmest of locations but rooney mara and theo james were wrapped up warm during filming for jim sheridan ' s ' the secret scripture ' on a dublin beach on thursday .
very enjoyable film . i ' m old , so qualified to appreciate it . i must admit , though , that having muriel pavlow and june thorburn in the same film was what persuaded me to buy it . i remember feeling very sad when june was killed in an air crash not long afterwards . but muriel , 94 , is still with us .
mara was careful not to criticise the film , but did state that she thinks the cast should have been more reflective of the character’s origins . “do i think all of the four main people in the film should have been white with blonde hair and blue eyes ? ” she asked . “no . i think there should have been some diversity somewhere . ”
rooney mara also another important character in the film . mara acts as therese belivet in the film and comes in as a young introverted girl with dreams and hopes of becoming a photographer someday though she cannot see what she want to capture in other persons . however , that soon changes with just a single glance that comes from a woman undergoing a difficult marriage ( carol aird ) who happens to be thrilled by mara . of importance to note is that it’s during the 1950s and a few days to christmas and a period when homosexuality is perceived to be a mental illness .
in george’s miller’s immensely imaginative and underrated sequel , rooney has a creepy and villainous part as a conniving clown called fugly floom , who uses chimpanzees as part of his act and tries to kidnap our intrepid porker .
joe wright’s peter pan origin story starring hugh jackman as blackbeard and garret hedlund as hook has potentially found its tiger lilly . if negotiations work out , the iconic role of the young native american princess will be played by none other than irish - italian actress rooney mara . the film is being billed as a “new take on the classic story , ” and in this case , that “new take” extends the old tale of hollywood whitewashing characters of color . ( recently , johnny depp tried to skirt controversy by being “formally adopted” by the comanche indians before playing tonto in the lone ranger film . )
set in 1950 s dublin , john gregson is the irrepressible james ignatious rooney . . . . the hurling loving dustman . landladies fall at his feet and it s not due to the stench of rubbish from his daily collections . . . . . . . . . . . . rooney is too much of a gentleman to bring his work home with him . no it s the irish blarney , his good looks and his dog .
at 18 , rooney won renewed respect in hollywood , including a special juvenile acting oscar , for his role as whitey marsh , a poolroom shark and hoodlum taken into a deliquents’ sanctuary by spencer tracy’s tough but kindly priest .
as a happy - go - lucky child star , mickey rooney was hollywood ' s biggest draw . but he doesn ' t seem so cheery now he ' s playing panto in milton keynes at the age of 89 . . .
fostered backstage at mgm , rooney’s close friendship and working partnership with judy garland had the studio running around trying to find vehicles for the pair : their biggest hit together was this busby berkeley - directed transfer of the rodgers and hart broadway musical .
this week pan , the story of peter pan’s origins opens in the us . already there has been controversy . the film - makers caused an outcry when it was announced that rooney mara , a white actress , had been cast in the role of tiger lily , a character widely viewed as being native american . an online petition that now has 94 , 000 signatories has a crystal clear message to the studio : “stop casting white actors to play people of color !
and don t forget the hurling , always at the hurling . rooney teams up with mr doolan ( liam redmond ) a wealthy businessman , and hurling fan , and moves to a smart part of dublin . here he meets yet another widowed landlady and the cantankerous grandpa ( played brilliantly by the hilarious barry fitzgerald ) who is always losing his teeth ! rooney falls for maire ( muriel pavlow ) the landlady s cousin and when he is selected for the hurling championship final , will he win both the cup final and the girl ?
a change of pace , much - appreciated by critics at the time , into modestly budgeted noir . rooney subverted his image as an auto - mechanic whose petty theft of $ 20 from a cash register sends him into an unstoppable spiral of worse and worse crimes .
rooney brings a kind of demented verve to his performance as mr yunioshi , audrey hepburn ' s japanese upstairs neighbour in blake edwards ' s screen adaptation of truman capote . but his heavily - made up , buck - toothed and deeply annoying performance is uncomfortable now - as one recent critic remarked , it has the dubious honour of being both racist and rubbish . ironically , given the legendary status of the rest of the film , it may well be the cameo for which he is currently best remembered .
bored parents continually checked their smartphones from about 15 minutes into the film , and by the end , restless children were running around the theatre . normally i’d tsk at such unruly behaviour , but this time , who could blame them ?
“ [ it was a ] tricky thing to deal with , ” mara said . “there were two different periods ; right after i was initially cast , and the reaction to that , and then the reaction again when the film came out .
director jim sheridan films the movie adaptation of sebastian barry ' s
the secret scripture
with actors rooney mara & theo james in the sand dunes of a coastal location in north dublin , dublin , ireland - 22 . 01 . 15 . pictures : cathal burke / vipireland . com
max reinhardt ' s dreamily beautiful version of shakespeare with music , adapted from mendelssohn and with choreography by bronislava ninjinska , gave mickey rooney perhaps the classiest role of his career . he played puck in the stage version of the production the previous summer , when reinhardt removed the shell of the hollywood bowl and planted a forest especially for the event . the on - screen transfer - which featured james cagney as bottom - had to be delayed when rooney broke his leg while skiing ; jack warner was said to be so furious that he threatened to break the star ' s other leg .
curiously rooney didn’t return to the racetrack for international velvet ( 1978 ) , but for this marvellous rival picture , released the following year . playing a retired jockey in the second half of the movie , he trains young alec to mastery in the saddle – and got a supporting actor nomination .
he was living with his mum and working as a dish - washer . but he threw all he had into a brutal play that became a scottish classic . the dramatist talks about the return of knives in hens – and writing an angry film about lockerbie
director jim sheridan films the movie adaptation of sebastian barry ' s
the secret scripture
with actors rooney mara & theo james ( pictured ) in the sand dunes of a coastal location in north dublin , dublin , ireland - 22 . 01 . 15 . pictures : cathal burke / vipireland . com
wasn’t all that bad . like that 2013 film , pan is an origin - story prequel to a children’s classic that nobody asked for , but it doesn’t even lead to the point we all recognise . through most of pan , young peter ( levi miller ) is brothers - in - adventure with the older james hook ( garrett hedlund ) , and remains so to the end of the movie . hook never turns evil , nor does he lose his hand , and the film concludes with the greatest fright of all : maybe
it doesn’t take too long for jim sheridan ’s period romance “ the secret scripture ” to contort itself into a befuddlingly bungled mess . but at the outset , it seems to have everything going for it . it boasts an illustrious cast in rooney mara , vanessa redgrave , and eric bana , and it has a six - time oscar nominee at the helm . sebastian barry’s 2008 source novel was well - received and shortlisted for the man booker prize , and the film’s handsome production design and cinematography give it the sort of prestige sheen best described as late - century miramax .
rooney was handed his most famous role when mgm cast him in a supporting part as andy hardy , the teenage son of lionel barrymore’s judge . it wasn’t intended as a series , but he spun off 15 of them between 1937 and 1948 , then attempted a renaissance with andy hardy comes home ( 1958 ) .
this past week , gus vant sant , joaquin phoenix , jonah hill and rooney mara were in portland to confirm the project and visit callahan ' s old friends . they were spotted at the bar at the heathman hotel on saturday night , drinking iced tea and sparking water , and had dinner at tusk that evening .
there is also the argument that white stars in hollywood have the biggest pull at the box office , therefore a producer will cast a white actor in order to maximise returns . according to this line of thinking rooney mara is going to give pan better commercial prospects than a lesser - known native american actress in the role of tiger lily .
another equally important character in the film is a woman known as abby gerhard ( sarah paulson ) . abby and carol were formerly lovers though their relationship was a bit brief and somewhat meaningful to abby than it was to carol . abby appears to be very devoted and loyal to her friend , with viewers being exposed to see that in the film , the feeling among them is mutual . in fact , the relationship between abby and carol makes a lot of people wonder how deep friendship can exist between queer women . even though carol does not reciprocate the friendship , abby ‘loves’ her anyway .
it doesn’t take too long for jim sheridan’s period romance “the secret scripture” to contort itself into a befuddlingly bungled mess . but at the outset , it seems to have everything going for it . it boasts an illustrious cast in rooney mara , vanessa redgrave , and eric bana , and it has a six - time oscar nominee at the [ … ]
he recalls how white actors in ‘yellow - face’ would portray the ominous villain fu manchu in the 1930s or how mickey rooney played a buffoonish japanese businessman with fake buck teeth and coke bottle glasses in the 1961 classic breakfast at tiffany’s . given that so many groups and individuals find having white actors replace those from different racial groups abhorrent , why does it continue ?
“i guess there’s a certain institutional force and memory that exists out there , ” says sony ' s film studio chief tom rothman , one of the top players in hollywood . but he adds , “i think the industry’s improving but i certainly agree with those who say we haven’t come far enough fast enough . ”
there are two undeniably talented actors here and they’re matched with an initially interesting set - up but it’s not one that feels suited to the big screen , at least in this iteration . una is a character and a story that fails to engage and the argument for its existence as a film is a sadly unsuccessful one .
“there was not one asian or pacific islander actor who had much to say in the whole film , ” says guy aoki , head and co - founder of the media action network for asian americans ( manaa ) . aoki was also dismayed to see a white actress , emma stone , cast as a woman who has hawaiian and chinese heritage .
this handicap aside , redgrave brings a touch of class to each of her scenes , even when her character appears to be deep in the grip of dementia , and bana maintains an authoritative air even when the script and his irregular irish accent conspire to let him down . mara has a much steeper task : the film is at its best when it plays things simply , and the actress elicits empathy as an undeserving target of crushing small - town patriarchy . but as the film spirals off in entirely too many directions , there’s too little of the character to hold onto , and eventually she finds herself flailing for footing as she’s gaslit by everyone around her . struggling to follow along , we in the audience know exactly how she feels .
the backstory is the greatest foe in director joe wright’s uneven film . ten minutes before the ending , our young orphan protagonist , having been whisked away from 1940s london by a flying pirate ship , is still having secrets explained to him via inelegant exposition checkpoints . there are discovered letters , a memory tree , and a lagoon enchanted by mermaids endowed with the power of studio script notes .
having white actors play other races , often in a ways that mock , is as old as the film industry itself . african - americans have long felt the full brunt of the ‘whitewashing’ of roles as have other races , including asians . “it was very hurtful , ” says guy aoki . “the upshot of that is you are basically telling the audience ‘don’t take asian people seriously’ . ”
mara is as always , a self - assured and fascinating presence , but a distracting , off - key british accent jars and while she gives herself to the film , the film gives her little in return . there’s an interesting and daring conceit here , of a woman who believes that the man who sexually abused her might also be her soulmate . but the subversive victim narrative , explored with far more bite in paul verhoeven’s new thriller elle , ultimately fizzles out and investment in what happens to the pair becomes increasingly difficult with attempts to de - stage the story bordering on desperate . a convoluted business sub - plot and a sorely underwritten role for the talented riz ahmed eventually lead to an underwhelming ending that toys with tired psycho - thriller conventions as mara’s character becomes just another crazy woman .
the film is titled
don ' t worry , he won ' t get far on foot ,
based on callahan ' s 1989 autobiography of the same name . the project has been in the works for the past 20 years , when the late robin williams bought the rights to the story of callahan , who was paralyzed at age 21 after a car accident while riding with a drunk - driving friend .
una ( rooney mara ) is a young woman living in suburban middle england with her mother , haunted by a mysterious past that sees her drinking and having casual sex with strangers . she’s transfixed by a photograph of a figure from her past and it leads her to a factory where she tracks down ray ( ben mendelsohn ) , except that he’s now called peter . he’s alarmed , angry and even frightened by the unannounced visit and we soon learn why : he sexually abused her when she was 13 and she’s convinced that they’re in love .
at long last i got a copy of this very entertaining movie i didn t see for years thanks to amazon i now have a copy and will cherish it with care and look forward to enjoying it many more times . its a british made film but shows us the irish for what we really are a fun loving race . john gregson is one of my favorit british actors he gave a great performance as did murel pavlow and manny more . patrick fitzgerald waterford city ireland
jeffery mio , author of multicultural psychology : understanding our diverse communities , thinks these casting practices have more to do with people in the los angeles film industry just hiring people who are familiar . “part of it is that people cast people that they feel comfortable with and so if someone has a similar background you feel more comfortable with them . here we are in america being a multicultural society and yet we still tend to be in our own silos , ” he says .
aware of the inherent staginess of the material , andrews throws in flashbacks and some nice visual flourishes to give the story a more cinematic feel and the slow - burn drama works nicely for a while . mara and mendelsohn have a compellingly toxic chemistry together and their initial confrontation is intriguingly tense . but once we’re locked into the meat of the story , the film has nowhere else to go , at least anywhere that’s of interest and the pace becomes laborious as their discussions turn repetitive .
jackman is just following the routine by now , chomping up scenery as a bad guy in an altogether dreadful film . but it’s not nearly enough . he’s no eddie redmayne in jupiter ascending . his quarry of ( mostly ) child labour greets newcomers with a rousing chorus of nirvana’s smells like teen spirit , and leads them to punishment with the ramones’ blitzkrieg bop . you can practically see an impassioned director selling the studio : “audiences won’t know what to think ! ! ! ” indeed .
carol is an amazing movie that has got a number of actors or cast in it . among other actors in the movie , there are some notable characters or actors worth noting . carol aird features as an important character in the film . carol appears tired and almost giving up on her marriage . she is unhappy and somehow finds love in a young woman way beyond her age . her marriage seems to be failing terribly . she needs some love and solace , but surprisingly , she ends up finding it in another woman .
this anachronistic dice roll would work if the rest of the picture’s creativity measured up . what is striking is how bland everything is . rooney mara gets in on the faux - inspirational act as the “native” tiger lily . it’s the type of thankless role natalie portman doesn’t do any more , and hopefully mara won’t either , now that she’s got carol under her belt . the only interesting thing about tiger lily is her ceremonial headdress , which looks like it was fashioned after gossamer from looney tunes . adeel akhtar’s cockney version of hook’s sycophantic chum smee doesn’t get any clever lines , but he is at least moderately charming .
from here , we find ourselves thrust into a patrick kavanagh - esque slice of small town irish life , as this quietly self - possessed , parentless young woman chafes against the stringent mores of her county sligo village . without her doing much to entice suitors — mara renders the character a picture of frosty passivity — pushy , interested men start to crowd around rose , who works as a waitress in her aunt’s cafe . ( in keeping with the film’s aversion to straightforward storytelling , her aunt is identified as her “mother’s sister . ” )
carol is an amazing movie that was on everybody’s lips for the better part of 2015 . it tries to highlight how it was difficult for a woman to fall in love with another woman during the 1950s when being gay was considered abnormal . besides carol , abby , and mara , there are other important characters or cast in the film who play different roles worth noting . some of the most important characters and part of the cast include richard semco , danny mc elroy , harge aird , genevieve cantrell , tommy tucker , phil mcelroy , and fred haymes among others .
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the list of films in which white actors have played other races includes everything from romantic comedies to action adventures and fantasies to historical epics . last year ridley scott found himself under scrutiny because his picture exodus : gods and kings had non - arab actors playing egyptian roles . and in 2013 there were complaints over johnny depp’s casting as the native american tonto in the lone ranger . jake gyllenhaal also found himself in the midst of criticism because as an actor of swedish and jewish heritage , he had been cast in the lead in the 2010 film prince of persia : the sands of time .
and yet the resulting film doesn’t just fail to properly combine its modes of wartime romance , psychological intrigue , and catholic guilt - mongering , it often fails to make sense on the most essential level . a classic case of a literary adaptation capturing the high - gloss trappings of its source without getting a handle on its story or themes , “the secret scripture” is like a nicely decorated craftsman home built on a foundation of jell - o , with a toilet where the kitchen sink should be . it looks nice on first glance , but spend any time there , and things start to get messy .
at this point , it becomes increasingly difficult to suss out exactly what is happening , or if in fact it is happening at all , and the sense of narrative unreliability does not appear entirely intentional . at times , the sheer rush of unlikely events — long - lost loves literally falling out of the sky within sight of our heroine’s bedroom , characters making abrupt , consequential decisions for no comprehensible reason — suggests the film will take a “shutter island” - style turn . it does have a twist ending , though it’s one that many viewers will immediately suspect during the first reel , only to dismiss as too obvious .
ultimately ‘whitewashing’ may decrease as the united states becomes more multicultural and in turn hollywood – where white males call the shots – becomes more diverse . the second annual hollywood diversity report from ucla published in february found that in 2013 94 % of people in the executive ranks of the film studios were white . with minorities under - represented in all stages of production both in front of and behind the camera , it remains a white industry . until that changes significantly – and there are signs that it has begun in television – many believe hollywood’s decades - old tendency to cast white people to play other races in films will continue .
inelegantly approximating the novel’s parallel - narrative structure while dispensing with most of its political subtext and fundamentally altering much of its plot , the film first introduces us to the elderly rose mcnulty ( redgrave ) more than four decades into her imprisonment in a rural irish insane asylum . rose has been here since the waning days of world war ii , when she was accused of murdering her newborn son . she still professes her innocence in moments of passing lucidity — in fact , she’s convinced her son is still alive — and she has committed her illustrated memories to the margins of a bible , in which she’s graffitied the book of job into the book of rose .
my mother , who was an early catherine cookson fan , took me to see this film when it came out . . . . we ' re from south shields , and you can imagine her disappiontment when she found it was set in dublin not tyneside ! . . . i always remembered it , particularly the theme song . . . looking at it 60 years later i enjoyed it as much as i did back then . . i ' ve watched it twice today already . . . . unfortunately films of this kind and time are totally unsuited to the modern audience . . . you have to be a certain age to love and appreciate them . . . . .
despite the absence of several important details and a general tonal uneasiness — reaching peak strangeness with a scene where the previously sedate dr . grene randomly performs a comic reenactment of his father’s death — the film never seems to have been the victim of heavy cuts or late edits . indeed , the action flows comprehensibly from scene - to - scene , rumbling along at a steady , staid pace with well - chosen locations and moody , evocative photography from mikhail krichman . ( the end - credits kelly clarkson song isn’t even quite as out of place as it might sound . ) it’s simply that the story makes little sense and the characters have no discernible motivations or detectable inner lives .
great movie . two lonely people discover each other . i always liked this film . so many times i have tried to buy it in vhs or dvd but no luck so far . i liked the irish setting . i enjoy british / irish films and i like the genre of the 1940s to 1950s . this movie was based on a catherine cookson novel of the same name . anyone who knows the writings of catherine cookson knows that she creates a wonderful story . too bad movie producers today cannot see the potential of this story in today ' s market . john gregson is a great actor . the story shows the rubbish - collection industry , and how one lowly rubbish collector finds love and romance right under his nose .
irish comedy , set in dublin , hinging on romance between a virile young dustman and a domestic drudge .
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ravished armenia , also known as auction of souls , is a 1919 american silent documentary film based on the autobiographical book ravished armenia by arshaluys ( aurora ) mardiganian , who also played the lead role in the film .

the film , which depicts the 1915 armenian genocide by the ottoman empire from the point of view of armenian survivor mardiganian , who plays herself in the film , survives in an incomplete form .

ravished armenia ( film )

film posters and stills from ravished armenia courtesy of the armenian genocide museum - institute .
the evening will consist of a screening of oscar apfel ' s ravished armenia ( 1919 ) , followed by a lecture about the film with author and film historian anthony slide . the evening will also include a book signing of the book , ravished armenia and the story of aurora mardiganian .
ravished armenia , full title ravished armenia ; the story of aurora mardiganian , the christian girl , who survived the great massacres is a book written in 1918 by arshaluys ( aurora ) mardiganian about her experiences in the armenian genocide .
query one : has anyone encountered this black and white “ravished armenia” image in any other contemporary magazine ? ( not newspapers . )
[ 24 ] urltoken ; words = ravished + armenia + ravished the late lindy v . avakian in his “the cross and the crescent” ( 1965 ) , which is full of photographic reproductions , used a crucifixion still from the “ravished armenia” film on the back cover of his paperback . the source is not given ; whether he got it from contemporary ads is not known .
video jacket of an early ‘release’ of the film fragment of “ravished armenia . ” upon inquiry , the original source was not , or could not be disclosed , by the vendor .
the first film about the genocide of armenians was shot in 1918 , three years after the bloody events . documentary shots were used in the film of american film director oscar apfel “ravished armenia . armenian survivor aurora ( arshaluys ) mardiganian , who plays herself in the film , tells about armenian genocide by the ottoman empire .
massis post – abril bookstore’s armenian film society will present a screening of ravished armenia , with a special lecture by film historian , anthony slide and book signing reception on friday , april 1 , at abril bookstore in glendale , ca .
ravished armenia is a case example of early re - enactments of human suffering captured on film specifically for the purposes of promoting humanitarian action . but it was not the last time an eyewitness to genocide would be involved in a film about the event .
here are several films that were finished in 2015 ; they have already been demonstrated in armenia and at different film festivals .
because originals of the initial edition of ravished armenia are not readily available , we present for easy reading , in full , a re - typed version of that foreword as an appendix at the end of this paper . [ 26 ] this foreword certainly adds a more personal face to the “ravished armenia” scenario story .
[ 33 ] aurora mardiganian , ravished armenia ( astoria , n . y . : j . c . & a . l . fawcett , 1990 ) .
in anthony slide’s book there is a copy of the title page of the first edition of the book ( freshly re - set in type – not a photo reproduction of the page ) . it is simply entitled “ravished armenia . ” the subsequent american printing states ‘ravished armenia” or “the auction of souls” ( see fig . 12 ) .
[ 30 ] anthony slide , ravished armenia and the story of aurora mardiganian , filmmakers series no . 57 ; ( lanham , md : scarecrow press , 1997 ) .
title page of the initial american edition of ravished armenia released late 1918 . access to the copy from which this scan was made is courtesy of the apkarian and russell archives .
torchin , l . “ravished armenia : visual media , humanitarian advocacy , and the formation of witnessing publics” . american anthropologist 108 . 1 ( 2006 ) : 214 - 220 .
the first semi - official notice that the film “ravished armenia” was about to be released appeared in the news bulletin of the american committee for armenian and syrian relief in its november 1918 issue ( volume 2 no . 6 ) . it reads :
title page and frontispiece photograph from the ‘1918’ ( ‘first’ edition of “ravished armenia” ) . access to the copy from which this scan was made is courtesy of the apkarian and russell archives .
filmed without the intervention of major studios , “ravished armenia” was shown in thirteen us states , as well as several latin american countries , france , and great britain . a significant portion of the revenue from the film was donated to survivors of the genocide . sadly , since its initial release most copies of “ravished armenia” have been lost . it was only recently that a fifteen minute segment was found in argentina and spread widely over the internet .
the english edition title page shown above further states formerly printed in america for private distribution only as “ravished armenia . ” but that statement presents yet another problem . the ‘second’ us edition printed in 1919 title page states “ravished armenia” or “auction of souls” etc . ( see fig . 12 for the title page to the 1919 us edition . nora waln is credited for her foreword . )
in 1918 , the book “ravished armenia” based on her story was published in usa . then , by the plot of this book , the first feature film about the armenian genocide was produced in hollywood , where she came up as a screenwriter and actress .
query two : does anyone know anything more about two possible ‘screenplays’ for “ravished armenia” ? is it realistic to entertain a notion that there might be two re - discovered film fragments , one retrieved from some place or other in armenia by eduardo kozanlian and another possibly by richard kloian ? they might be somewhat different , or ordered differently and thus could be utilized to reconstruct a bit more of the film . [ 29 ]
a hollywood film based on it was filmed in 1919 under the title auction of souls ( which also became to be known as ravished armenia , based on the book it was adapted from ) . all known complete copies of the film have since been lost , but mardiganian ' s account is still in print . [ 1 ]
[ 32 ] while visiting pamela apkarian - russell and her husband christopher russell the subject of the film and book “ravished armenia” came up . this discussion unexpectedly led to our seeing and examining and scanning images from their hitherto unknown to us copy of this rare book .
it is to be hoped that additional fragments , even all of the movie “ravished armenia / auction of souls” will be found . years ago , we embarked on a fruitless effort to track down the film after encountering what seemed an unlikely ( and hence enticing ) reference to “ravished armenia” made on pg . 545 in volume 2 of richard hovannisian’s the republic of armenia . from versailles to london , 1919 - 1920 . as it turned out no film was to be found among the british archival materials referred to . apparently there never was any film with the materials , i . e . it was not ‘lost . ’ undoubtedly , many individuals have sought to locate the film , following many leads . the quest should never end so far as we are concerned .
glendale , ca – abril bookstore’s armenian film society will present a screening of ravished armenia , with a special lecture by film historian , anthony slide and book signing reception on friday , april 1 , 2016 at 7 : 30pm at abril bookstore – 415 e . broadway , glendale , ca . admission is free . reception to follow .
republic of armenia yerevan 25 , alex manukyan 5 tel . 00 37410 570970 fax 00 37412 570007
what emerges from the legacy of ravished armenia is a lesson about the potential for dramatizations of genocide and mass atrocities to both inspire public action and yet continue the dehumanization of victims in a very gendered way .
throughout his various business ventures , including building the world’s largest hotel several times over , investing in film production companies and claiming a stake in the american auto industry , kerkorian gave over $ 1 billion in charity to armenia through the lincy foundation helping to rebuild northern armenia after the devastating 1988 spitak earthquake , renovating cultural institutions and financing the highway connecting armenia to nagorno - karabakh .
let’s back up a few decades - this isn’t the first time a film has been made about the armenian genocide . there’s been “ravished armenia” ( 1919 ) , “ararat” ( 2002 ) and fatih akin’s “the cut” ( 2014 ) . there was also elia kazan’s classic , “america , america , ” ( 1963 )
scan of a rare softbound / paperback edition of ravished armenia with aurora mardiganian on it . this is from the ‘1918’ first edition . access to the copy from which this scan was made is courtesy of the apkarian and russell archives .
( 2009 ) a noventa años de “armenia violada”y “subasta de almas . ” march 4 : p . 8 .
we never deliberately sought out a copy of the first edition of the book “ravished armenia . ” this is because we thought we had access to one in the form of a paperback reprint put out in 1990 by fawcett . [ 33 ]
over time , copies of the film were lost , destroyed or deteriorated — not an untypical fate for the films of that era . no known remaining full copy exists today . and the history books on the early silent - film era have mostly ignored “ravished armenia / auction of souls . ” what had been a pioneering movie attended by many influential persons is now mostly ignored . however , it has not fallen into total obscurity : canadian - armenian film - maker atom egoyan and armenian genocide scholars continue to search for missing footage of this landmark film .
the film is now mostly lost ; the original film , which was originally nine reels and approximately 90 minutes in length , now exists as a 24 - minute film that was restored and edited by the armenian genocide resource center of northern california . this version is based on a rare surviving reel of the film .
armenia is not one of the most advanced countries in the movie industry and it does not tend to develop . the point is that there is no cinematography law in armenia and it has no state film studio either . the stake is mainly placed on small private studios and on joint production with foreign companies .
the film ravished armenia ( known as auction of souls in the uk ) starring a real - life refugee aurora madriganian playing her then 16 year old self was released in 1919 . it was directed by hollywood figure oscar apfel , produced by colonel william selig , with acasr - ner publicity secretary nora waln as the screenwriter .
“long return ( film director shavarsh vardanyan ) is a film about love of the french doctor and a girl from artsakh against the background of the karabakh war .
as such , these images in particular are the icon associated with the film .
. he is the host and producer of the arthur lyons film noir festival in palm springs , california , and director - treasurer of the film noir foundation .
fig . 4a fremiet’s “gorille” from l’ art , revue bi - mensuelle illustrée volume 42 ( 1887 ) pg . 79 ; fig . 4b , reproduction of a movie marquee poster entitled “ravished armenia” – perhaps more than one was released . [ 21 ]
while the complete film itself may be missing , the text of the sub - titles survives , along with some stills and fragments of the movie . the armenian genocide museum in yerevan , armenia has an important section of its exhibition devoted to aurora mardiganian , her memoirs and the film .
some time back we bought by mail a vhs video tape copy of the re - discovered 15 minutes - long segment of the film “ravished armenia” from an armenian - run bookstore in los angeles . the case had a color copy of the poster adorning it , along with a write - up stating a bit about the film . notice was given on the back jacket of the remarkable sleuthing of eduardo kozanlian of buenos aires , argentina and his role in retrieving it from some place or other in armenia . [ 12 ] ( see fig . 3 ) .
in what follows , we seek to place some of the “ravished armenia” materials such as the “ravished armenia” movie marquee poster in a more human - interest context , as well as to provide readers with some overlooked citations to the literature relevant to a better understanding of the poster . last but not least , we wish to raise a few questions that readers might be able to answer . there is undoubtedly much information that is available in private hands . it is hoped that this communication will allow some additional insights or materials to emerge .
“ravished armenia” was the first of a number of films of carrying length made or sponsored by the committee ( s ) . regular and irregular news bulletins , magazines , and brochures of varying size were issued . in short , every conceivable approach was invoked . [ 8 ]
parenthetically , the foreword ( re - typed ) is also published in anthony slide’s work “ravished armenia…” on pgs . 27 - 31 . it may again be found re - typed in the 1990 reprinting ( not facsimile ) by fawcett ; in that reprint – the foreword pages are unnumbered .
an amusing anecdote about nora waln in connection with “ravished armenia” appeared in the new - york tribune february 19 , 1919 pg . 18 . it reads : “miss nora waln is a philadelphia girl . moreover , she is publicity secretary for the committee directing the $ 30 , 000 , 000 campaign for armenian relief . after giving a newspaper reporter some information about the propaganda film play , “ravished armenia” ( she wrote the scenario ) a few days ago , miss waln said to the departing young man : “thank thee for coming . ” “thou art some kidder , ” returned the reporter , and would have said more had not h . f . hancock who is handling the film’s publicity dragged him into the hall whispering , “nix , nix ; the lady’s a quaker . ”
the film was first screened in london under the title auction of souls and in 1920 was shown twice daily for three weeks at the royal albert hall to obtain support for the protection of national minorities . [ 10 ] this showing of the film , which contains depictions of the flogging of women and their nude crucifixion , was authorized with cuts to five scenes that had been agreed to by the film producers without the film ' s formal submission to the british board of film censors , which never certified the film for general viewing in the united kingdom . [ 10 ]
the film “the silence of vardapet ( film director vigen chaldranyan ) tells about last years of life of komitas , when a composer , who witnessed crimes of 1915 , assumed vow of silence .
“the last resident ( film director jivan avetisyan ) is about the residents of a village , who were dispelled from it as a result of the karabakh war . the film presents human tragedies .
her book - length account , initially titled “ravished armenia : the story of aurora mardiganian — the christian girl who lived through the great massacres , ” was serialized in the hearst newspapers and later published as a book in 1918 . there were several editions , with over 300 , 000 copies eventually sold .
, survive today . as its film reels perished , so too would the public’s memory of the starving armenians . but hollywood does not soon forget box - office numbers ; and the vast success of ravished was still fresh in studio minds when franz werfel’s novel ,
the armenian film society is a monthly event that meets on the first friday of each month at abril bookstore . lead by armen and mary karaoghlanian , the evenings will be composed predominantly of film screenings and discussions , with occasional lectures , workshops , classes , and other types of activities relating to film with an element of armenian culture and / or involvement . the purpose of the film society is to bring together people of all backgrounds and expose them to the rich cinema of armenia , as well as talented filmmakers with an armenian background .
yet another critical reference missing from ms . karlins’ note is an insightful article by leshu torchin entitled “ravished armenia : visual media , humanitarian advocacy , and the formation of witnessing publics” american anthropologist 108 , march 2006 pgs . 214 - 220 . [ 22 ] dr . torchin states “ravished armenia is a significant case , not for its technical excellence – indeed , it received little more than tepid reviews and its success beyond the ner fundraising campaign is uncertain – but as an example of the convergence of international humanitarian activism and entertainment practices at the turn of the 20 th century” ( cf . torchin 2006 pg . 214 . )
the american film institute catalog says that “the film’s working titles were ravished armenia and armenia crucified . it may also have been known as an armenian crucifixion ( see afi catalog of feature films , 1911 - 1920 ; f1 . 0146 ) . the film opened originally in various cities at $ 10 a seat , the proceeds going to the committee for relief of the near east and the armenian war relief association . sources disagree concerning the scenarist . records from the selig collection credit frederic chopin ( sic , read chapin ) , while publicity pamphlets produced by the armenian war relief association credit both chopin [ chapin ] and nora waln , a member of the committee . shots representing mt . ararat were actually filmed at mt . baldy , ca . ” [ 31 ]
in the early days of cinema , film for humanitarian action was sidelined by the desire to entertain .
in an interview with deadline , esrailian talked about executing the film after kerkorian passed away in 2015 .
it should be noted that the international avrora prize has been set up in armenia and it will be awarded to people , who save human lives .
the book that started the film preservation movement - in case you non - nerds didn ' t know .
but having learned again and again that one needs to verify everything , especially in this kind of research , we believe that it should not be taken for granted that crucifixions occurred akin to those with which we are most familiar , namely that of jesus christ . there was more than a little discussion and attention given to the manner of crucifixion versus what is more accurately described as “impalement” in the aftermath of screening the “ravished armenia” film .
mention has been made in an endnote that a digitized copy of the library of congress’ holding ( 1 st edition 1918 ) of “ravished armenia” may now be found on the internet . we had never taken the trouble to track down a first edition , however we came across it by chance while visiting some friends . [ 32 ]
initially titled “ravished armenia , ” the movie was later renamed “auction of souls . ” it was , in all likelihood , the first major hollywood picture to portray genocide . either way , it was a pioneering film : to cast a genocide survivor as the lead actress was a rare deed . as a post - ww i film , it challenged conventional mores by containing themes of violence , rape , nudity and mass crucifixion . it also raised the issue of censorship based both on public morals and politics . turkish opposition in later years reinforced the latter .
the court finds it a fact and a question of law that there is nothing in the scenes which make them sacrilegious , obscene , indecent or immoral , or such nature as to tend to debase or corrupt morals . viewing the picture as a whole , the court finds as a fact that it is educational in nature . it is not only a vivid portrayal of the story ravished armenia , but it is also a picture of conditions as they existed in armenia a few months ago . [ 11 ]
ms . karlins’ note on her study of the “ravished armenia” poster published in the journal of the society for armenian studies is based on an original in the armenian library and museum ( alma ) in watertown , massachusetts donated by retired pharmacist carl zeytoonian . a copy of the poster is reproduced in her paper in black and white . [ 11 ]
though only a fragment of ravished armenia ’s original 8 , 000 feet of film still exists , the controversy surrounding its release is well documented . the film premiered in invitation - only venues in both the united states and britain , hosted by philanthropists and politicians with definite agendas . the allies had just won the war and the ottoman war crimes trials were about to get underway in turkey , under pressure from great britain . supporters of the film believed — wrongly , as it turned out — that the dramatic portrayal of the massacres on screen would result in the prosecution of turkish perpetrators for what were called “crimes against humanity” against armenian , greek , and assyrian civilians during the war .
because of the film ' s subject matter , distributors often scheduled limited showings of the film to community leaders prior to releasing it to local theaters . still , in some states there were attempts to ban or censor the film . for example , after the pennsylvania state board of censors banned the film , the distributors sued and overturned the state agency decision in court . in reversing the board ' s ban , the decision of the judge stated :
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. he has been awarded the william k . everson award for film history by the national board of review . he teaches film history at the university of miami and lives in west palm beach with his wife , lynn .
this study looks at the preservation process : newsreel , television , and color preservation ; the often controversial issue of colorization ; and commercial film archives . it provides detailed histories of the major players in the preservation battle including the international museum of photography at george eastman house , the american film institute , the museum of modern art , the ucla film and television archive , and the library of congress . this first historical overview of film preservation in the united states is also highly controversial in its exposure and criticism of the politicization of film preservation in recent years , and the rising bureaucracy which has often lost sight of preservation and restoration as the ultimate purpose of film archives .
at the venice film festival this year , turkish - german director fatih akin presented his newest film called “the cut” . the historical drama tells the story of a man who is searching for his children in the aftermath of the armenian genocide . starting in october , the film began its tour of european theaters and will soon make its way to russia and armenia . until then , it’s worth it to remember the few foreign feature films that , one way or another , refer to the tragic events of 1915 .
superior to “ravished armenia” , it can be said that henri verneuil’s “mayrig” was the first serious film that touched upon the events and consequences of the armenian genocide . it’s rather symbolic that henri verneuil ( born ashot malakian ) , chose to address his family’s past only when he was a well - established figure in the world of french cinema . he first approached the topic with a book and then committed the plot to film . since verneuil was somewhat of a legend in the 1980’s , it was no surprise that two renowned actors , claudia cardinale and omar sharif , agreed to star in his film . “mayrig” was first shown to armenian audiences in the early 1990s and was received with much awe and admiration .
like the makers of the promise , the team behind ravished armenia also sought to foster public support by mobilizing celebrities and assembling a cast of respected actors , which included mardiganian herself . william selig bought the rights to produce mardiganian’s story and employed well - known director oscar apfel . though detractors couldn’t pan the film as immediately as their counterparts can now , over twitter , they certainly didn’t keep silent . the british foreign office kept a file of letters from those who believed that the film was explicitly anti - muslim , “a work of fiction” that constituted “an indecent exhibition . ” no doubt these letters — some from prominent political figures — influenced the decision to edit the film and limit its run in british theaters .
indeed ! ? the film institute catalog reads : - “viscount bryce’s official report and ex - ambassador henry morgenthau’s official story were additional sources for this film . the book was serialized in the hearst publications . the film and the book are based on true incidents in the life of aurora mardiganian… . ” ( for a bit more see also urltoken ) .
access to a fair range of newspapers available online through library of congress’ in its chronicling america newspaper archive suggests that the “ravished armenia” image in black and white printed full page at no cost to the committee thanks to some “national advertiser” in the saturday evening post in 1919 did not appear in many papers either serializing or advertising the film . the vast majority of advertisements and articles encountered upon searching this site indicate an unspectacular ( to us at least ) advertising approach for the film . they usually are rather small ads and have no or little imagery . see fig . 6 for one that does show some pictures .
no mention was made in richard kloian’s write - ups about the involvement of eduardo kozanlian in the discovery of the film fragment . to be more exact , nothing appears in the write - up that he provided us along with the dvd . there was an attractive new cover on the dvd case . included with the dvd as an additional insert , was a copy in color of the “ravished armenia” poster showing the infamous ‘terrible’ , ‘unspeakable turk’ abducting a subdued or struggling a girl . [ 15 ]
but regardless of misleading and confused official directives , the film continues to be shown in special screenings around the world by groups who are interested in it precisely because it is about the armenian genocide . in london , the premiere was held in soho — right around the corner from where the british version of ravished armenia was shown almost 100 years ago . in attendance at the recent screening of the promise was a group of distinguished members of the armenian community and celebrities , including george and amal clooney .
the film was released in paris on december 11th 1919 , salle gaveau . it was sponsored by the dukess of rohan urltoken
in 1993 , auschwitz survivor branko lustig would also win an academy award as the producer for the holocaust film schindler’s list .
we thank the staff of stony brook university libraries for their ongoing and generous help . we again thank pamela apkarian - russell and chris russell and the apkarian and russell archives for having made their copy of the softcover first edition of “ravished armenia” available for scanning . we thank vartan matiossian for having communicated with us years ago on the involvement of eduardo kozanlian on his discovery of fragment of the ‘lost’ “ravished armenia” footage . we thank the university of wisconsin special collections for allowing us access to their collection of their ‘new near east’ materials . we are grateful to the archives staff at swarthmore college for checking on the waln materials . last but not least , we thank john gulbankian , mary k . rodgers and dr . daniel j . tanner for reading the manuscript before submittal .
the entire revenue of the film , 30 million american dollars , was provided to 60 thousand armenian orphans in the middle east .
anthony slide has published over fifty pioneering works on film history , among them the first volumes dealing exclusively with early american cinema , the vitagraph company , and film preservation . in 1990 , he was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters by bowling green university .
accomplished what no “successful” film can . it identified the armenian genocide as something much deeper and more significant than a popcorn sob story .
1 . this was found on youtube , but given the unofficial nature of the uploader , it may not be the full film with its original soundtrack and / or title cards . however , it gives us a sufficient impression of what the original film was like .
the armenian film society is a monthly event that meets on the first friday of each month at abril bookstore . lead by armen and mary karaoghlanian , the evenings are composed predominantly of film screenings and discussions , with occasional lectures , workshops , classes , and other types of activities relating to film with an element of armenian culture and / or involvement . the purpose of the film society is to bring together people of all backgrounds and expose them to the rich cinema of armenia , as well as talented filmmakers with an armenian background . upcoming screenings include a piece of sky , the river ran red . . . . also look forward to special lectures and presentations by filmmakers such as erik nazarian , carla garabedian , roger kupelian and many more . armen karaoghlanian is a writer , filmmaker and the co - founder and editor - in - chief of interiors , a film and architecture publication . he currently teaches film studies at woodbury university . mary karaoghlanian works as a producer and production manager for interiors .
interrogated by a customs officer , a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the armenian genocide .
after witnessing the deaths of her family members who had been brutally murdered in front of her eyes , fourteen years old arshalouys was tortured and ravished by german officers , as well as at harems of turkish officials and kurdish tribesmen .
internationally known director carla garapedian follows the rock band system of a down as they tour europe and the us pointing out the horrors of modern genocide that began in armenia in 1915 up though darfur today .
“don’t tell me the boy was mad – a film by french film director of armenian origin , robert gedikyan , was demonstrated at the festival . the film tells about emotional stresses , anguishes and problems of the grandchildren of armenians , who were affected by the genocide . this film is actually about the inherited problems . the eternal dilemma whether to respond to the use of force by force , by blood to blood , by sward to the raised sward , is in the essence of the film . a new generation of armenians , residing in europe , tries to preserve recollections of their predecessors and follow the example of soghomon tehlirian , who revenged to those , responsible for orchestrating the genocide of armenians .
[ 28 ] see anthony slide for some well - reproduced photographs associated with the film provided him through the academy of motion pictures and sciences’ margaret herrick library in beverley hills , california . a wider range of photographs than many suppose exist since we have seen many scattered throughout the early literature . see for example , the illustrated london news nov . 8 , 1919 pg . 713 which shows four scenes that are neither in the 1919 book “ravished armenia” nor among those provided by anthony slide in his work published in 1997 . a full compilation of the imagery would be informative .
in the early days of cinema , when you had to coax audiences out of their homes and into screening venues , the filmmakers made orientalist aesthetic choices . in one of the posters below the film is described as a “tremendous spectacle” , further demonstrating the “entertaining” nature of the film .
4 . the opening weekend’s box office sales are critical in securing a long theatrical run for this film and the continued impact it can have .
an eight reel photo - play will be released by the american committee for armenian and syrian relief in january entitled ravished armenia . this production tells the authentic story of aurora mardiganian which has been appearing serially in the sunday supplement of several daily papers . [ see fig . 2 for a photograph of miss mardiganian which appeared in the september issue of the news bulletin of the committee for armenian and syrian relief vol . 1 no . 16 1918 . ]
when antonia arslan’s novel was adapted for the screen by prominent italian film makers paolo and vittorio taviani , there was real hope that the result would be a worthy historical representation of the genocide . “la masseria delle allodole” or “the lark farm” had a ten million dollar budget and was selected as the opening film for the golden apricot film festival in 2007 . however , the movie did not receive any awards and passed away without much recognition . later arslan wrote a sequel to her novel , yet there has been no talk of there being made a second film to follow “the lark farm” .
[ 4 ] even conan o’brien’s hilarious episode in yerevan , armenia , annoyed some armenian viewers because the only people he seemed to interact with , in the hour - long final cut , were homely beyond reason .
the crime with centennial history , reconsidered at the state level , was depicted in films of different genres and different quality . just a few years ago , the national cinema center of armenia – the movie production state fund , announced a contest for armenian genocide - related film projects . the fund was to select the best projects and render financial assistance to them .
the film ' s proceeds are slated to go to the elton john aids foundation ( ejaf ) as well as other human rights and humanitarian groups .
“the film…really wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for kirk , ” esrailian said . “we talked about the film as a concept for several years and he was overexcited about somebody doing it . during his life it was something that he was thinking about , and he put the ball into motion . ”
in her “brief assessment” of the movie marquee poster drawn for the film “ravished armenia” author amber karlins [ 9 ] provides from her perspective a context for , and details on a now fairly well - known poster . the poster shows the ‘terrible’ or ‘unspeakable turk’ in a still - more terrible and unspeakable light . see fig . 1 . the poster image may also be seen on internet on sites such as that of the university of minnesota center for holocaust & genocide studies ‘virtual museum . ’ [ 10 ] just how many original posters are still in existence is not known of course but there are at least a few .
is a success . it has gratified armenian viewers a great deal . it has dissatisfied film critics in the best possible way — moving them to assert in newspapers across america that even a $ 100 million film cannot live up to the enormity of the armenian genocide . best of all , it has forced the often cleverly disguised turkish denial campaign into comic visibility , in the form of a premature hack attack on the film’s imdb score ( a method perfected against
this was a liberty not available to atom egoyan when he got the chance , in 2001 , to make a film about the fate of his ancestors .
[ 14 ] we believe that we are justified in placing the word ‘restored’ in single quotes since we do not think the film was digitized from a / the ‘master’ such as may exist . the video case states “this newly restored 24 minute segment of ravished armenia was produced by the armenian genocide resource center of northern california for the april 28 , 2009 screening at the san francisco public library . it includes a music score , an introduction and 125 subtitles and a slideshow of production stills . ” distributed by heritage publishing , richmond , california . ” the music score used is barber’s adagio just as was used in the la vhs tape .
nora waln , “author , journalist , speaker” etc . deserves at least a few more words here . in the foreword to the initial publication of the book “ravished armenia , the story of aurora mardiganian” etc . ( see fig . 8 for the title page ) dated as written december 2 , 1918 , miss waln identifies herself as the ‘publicity secretary , american committee for armenian and syrian relief” – located at one madison avenue , new york city ( cf . pg . 17 ) .
the second american release copy of the book “ravished armenia” ( dated 1919 ) that we own is a presentation copy complete with handwritten inscription by h [ enry ] . l [ eyford ] . gates ( 1880 - 1937 ) to boyd gurley ( the editor of the indianapolis times , a progressive newspaper ) . it reads : “to my faithful friend boyd gurley who probably wont believe all that’s written within . h . l . gates new york 1919” ( see fig . 16 ) .
surviving fragments of the first genocide film with armenian survivor in lead role . directed by oscar apfel ( 1919 ) . presented by dr donna - lee frieze .
this study looks at the preservation process : newsreel , television , and color preservation ; the often controversial issue of colorization ; and commercial film archives . it provides detailed histories of the major players in the preservation battle including the international museum of photography at george eastman house , the american film institute , the museum of modern ar
we have not checked the city directory records for philadelphia in that period to see where in philadelphia miss waln resided , but since the saturday evening post was published in philadelphia it seems probable that a connection existed that enabled the promotional poster for the film and the $ 30 , 000 , 000 drive to be carried free of cost to the committee . this is consistent with the notice given earlier on in this communication describing the highly co - ordinated and co - operative campaign to raise $ 30 , 000 , 000 . the post apparently had a weekly circulation of more than a couple of million and was considered the most important general - interest magazine in america at that time . nora waln was certainly active in the promotion of the film “ravished armenia” and she is clearly credited as a philadelphian with having written the scenario to the 8 reel film using information gained directly from aurora mardiganian ( see e . g . evening public ledger ( philadelphia ) january 27 , 1919 – chronicling america , library of congress ) .
founded by martin scorsese in 1990 , the film foundation has helped restore over 800 films , making available classic and independent films thought to be lost . in 2007 , scorsese expanded the film foundation ' s work globally , creating the world cinema project , which has preserved , restored , and distributed over 30 films from over 20 countries .
such cinema network does not allow making profit out of demonstration of armenia - produced films . very often armenian movies are shot as pieces of art , having a certain authorship , but not as business - projects . their “charm is often doubtful .
[ 12 ] the salvaged film had been transferred to tape and set to the music of samuel barber’s adagio for strings , op . 11 . our enquiry soon after purchase as to the origin of the tape met with no success . the source of the item offered for sale seems to have become ‘lost . ’ communication with a friend of mr . kozanlian in america but formerly from buenos aires informed us by email that a newspaper article in spanish published in buenos aires presented some details of the film fragment’s discovery . unfortunately , no copy of the issue of the newspaper , the major argentine daily named clarin , 21 april 1996 with the publicity article is available in the united states so far as we have been able to ascertain . copies of clarin are electronically archived , but not for the period in question . note : this information was kindly supplied some long time back by vartan matiossian who is a friend of eduardo kozanlian . he has recently communicated that at anthony slide’s suggestion he is writing an article describing eduardo’s role in finding the fragment of the ‘lost’ film . this should provide a better understanding of how and from where and by what means the film fragment of “ravished armenia” was salvaged .
the film is mostly lost . in 2009 a 24 - minute reconstruction was released , incorporating stills , title cards and the only reel of footage known to have survived .
this ‘restored’ film fragment has been shown relatively recently in various places nationwide , primarily to audiences with armenian roots or connections , and has been not unexpectedly well - received .
producer eric esrailian is the man kerkorian entrusted with his wish . esrailian told an audience at the toronto international film festival that the promise took almost seven years to make .
anthony slide has authored more than seventy books on the history of popular entertainment , beginning in 1970 with early american cinema . anthony slide is noted for his pioneering and groundbreaking efforts to document lesser - known areas of film history , including early women directors , fan magazines , hollywood extras , and , of course , aurora mardiganian and the making ofravished armenia , about which he first wrote in 1997 . in 1990 , he was awarded a honorary doctorate of letters by bowling green university , and at that time , was hailed by lillian gish as “our pre - eminent historian of the silent film . ”
access to a copy of the slightly later publication of “ravished armenia” gave us some additional insights , and opened yet another path for our studies . first of all , the ‘first’ 1918 edition states on its inside cover “copyright 1918 , by kingfield press , inc . new york . ” the next edition states on its inside cover , “copyright , 1918” followed by “copyright 1919 , by international copyright bureau , new york . ” of considerable interest is that the illustrations reproduced in 1918 from photographs taken in historical armenia showing various aspects of the “massacres” have been fully replaced in the 1919 edition’ with , and we quote , “sixteen illustrations from the stupendous photo play , “auction of souls” and map . ” [ 28 ] compare figs . 9 , 10 and 11 to see the extent and evolution in credits .
anthony slide has authored more than seventy books on the history of popular entertainment and is noted for his pioneering and groundbreaking efforts to document lesser - known areas of film history .
a varied background helps add perspective to glenn ' s reviews ; from the ucla film school he worked in special effects , and then moved on to tv commercial work , and trailers for the cannon group . a long stint with mgm / ua home video led to editing large - scale dvd extras and other special projects . he began writing for the web in 1997 as ' mgm video savant . ' working with the film curators at mgm , glenn helped detect and produced the restoration of the original ending of the film noir classic
[ 16 ] according to the police records vol . 56 . jan . 1 , 1919 to dec . 31 , 1919 . boston , mass . we read : - “the applications of the following named persons for amusement licenses were forwarded to his honor the mayor approved : - …louis h . mudgett – to have a moving picture entitled “ravished armenia” in symphony hall located at the corner of huntington and massachusetts avenue on the afternoons and evenings of january 27 , 28 and 29 , current . ” for access to pg . 95 with this information go to urltoken
this film recounts henri verneuil ' s relationship with his father who had brought his armenian family to marseille , france , in order to escape from the armenian genocide in the ottoman empire .
“the film’s theme # keepthepromise can be interpreted as keeping the promise to remember and learn from the atrocities of the past , as well as keeping the promise to end aids , ” elton john recently told the hollywood reporter . “at ejaf , we are committed to # keepthepromise and raise awareness about this powerful film that uses classic storytelling to inspire people to take action today . ”
the strong public interest in aurora’s life story attracted the interest of hollywood , and the memoir was turned into a film script . the resulting historically - based 85 - minute movie was a silent film ( with sub - titles ) that vividly portrayed the mass deportations , rapes and massacres of armenians . it had a young attractive female lead character in aurora mardiganian , playing herself .
turner classic movies is proud to honor our late host , robert osborne , with the creation of the robert osborne award . this annual award will be presented at the tcm classic film festival to an individual whose work has helped keep the cultural heritage of classic films alive and thriving for generations to come . osborne served as the host of turner classic movies for 23 years , and his passion for film and wealth of knowledge as a film historian helped preserve the legacy of classic film . for the inaugural award , tcm will celebrate world - renowned filmmaker director martin scorsese and his longtime dedication to preserving and protecting motion picture history at the ninth annual festival . this presentation will be made as part of the official opening night gala at the tcl chinese theatre imax .
zgórniak’s richly illustrated , and heavily referenced work is crucial to a full appreciation of the thematics connected with the “ravished armenia” poster . emmanuel fremiet was a contemporary of auguste rodin ( 1840 - 1917 ) , the famous french sculptor . in france , fremiet was reputedly a fine animalier [ 19 ] second only to the master antoine - louis barye ( 1796 - 1875 ) . ( we believe that any serious museum goer will recognize some of their works even though they may not know the names of the artists . these artists are by no means obscure figures known only to art experts . )
if you ' re of armenian descent and you haven ' t been living under a coffee cup , you ' ve heard of the promise - or at least the buzz surrounding the film .
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, a nine - reel film directed by oscar apfel , first screened in new york city in 1919 , it was primarily for the purposes of fundraising and “a wider consciousness - raising campaign” . it was based on the testimony of 19 year old aurora mardiganian , a survivor of the armenian genocide ( 1915 - 1923 ) , who plays a pivotal role in this film based on her book
according to a contemporary new york times article , the first half of the film shows
armenia as it was before turkish and german devastation , and led up to the deportation of priests and thousands of families into the desert . one of the concluding scenes showed young armenian women flogged for their refusal to enter turkish harems and depicted the turkish slave markets .
[ 2 ] the story was adapted for the screen by henry leyford gates , who also wrote the book . [ 3 ]