The screen version of the epic "Sasuntsi David". The long-awaited premiere, which aroused the film
The project "Sasna Tsrer" (translated as "Frantic fromSasuna ") appears in the history of the animation of Armenia as the leading full-length animation tape with the timekeeping at 1:20. This is the third film of the outstanding Armenian director Arman Manaryan, familiar to the audience on the play pictures: the musical comedy "Karine", the diploma "Tzhvzhik" and many others. The main components of the Armenian epos - "Sanasar and Bagdasar", "Jorge Mher", "Tsovinar" and "David Sasuntsi" were introduced into the animation masterpiece. The film was created by the artist V. Zakaryan, animators R. Grigoryan, G. Engoyan, A. Grigoryan, authors of musical accompaniment A. Manaryan and H. Saakyan. The off-screen text is read by the actor V. Grigoryan, who skillfully recreated the original dialect of the inhabitants of Sasun. The protagonist of Sasuntsi David speaks with the voice of People's Artist of Armenia Khoren Abrahamyan. Co-author of the script and film director Manaryan, foreseeing all sorts of risks, recorded the performer's voice in advance.
Full house at all sessions
The idea of adaptation of the folk epic originated inthe director in the distant 1995, but the shooting process began only in 2002. in 2010, the long-awaited premiere of an animation project took place, based on the epic "Sasuntsi David". The premiere show was accompanied by a sold-out at all sessions. The audience was pounded by the tree, children and adults. The legend is in essence a doctrine of the liberation struggle of the Armenian people against the aggressors and foreign enslavers. Sasuntsi David is a worthy descendant of his legendary ancestors, a hero who personifies resilience, fearlessness and heroism. The creators pinned great hopes on their project, hoping that it will play a prominent role in the formation of the modern Armenian society, especially among the younger generation. They wanted to see Sasuntsi David as an example for many children and youth. The cartoon is a narrative about the childhood and adolescence of the hero, illustrates his battle in maturity with Msra Melik, accentuating the audience's attention to the hero's devotion to the people and the Motherland.
Without semantic losses
As noted by contemporary art historians of Armenia,young people now, unfortunately, are not inclined to read, so they hoped that viewing the animation tape "Sasna Tsrer" will be able to arouse the interest of a new generation in reading the epic. The creators had to work seriously to present the project in a rich, vivid form and, most importantly, without depressing semantic losses. They had an extremely hard time, because they touched the reservoir, which has a lot of unlit and sometimes forgotten topics. In addition, "Sasuntsi David" is a powerful, voluminous and powerful work on the semantic load, having not only ethnographic, historical, artistic, but also political value for the state. So the cartoon "Sasna Tsrer" can not be regarded as a banal attempt to realize the creativity of the creators, everything is much more serious.
8 years later
The idea of the adaptation of the epic "Sasuntsi David" originated inArman Manaryan for a very long time. He initially decided to focus on the ethnographic and historical aspects of the legend. Initially, the director approached the "Sasna Tsrer" as a monumental canvas. Work on the project was expected to be completed in three years, but the aspirations of the creators went against financial possibilities. The actor has repeatedly been forced to suspend production and look for sponsors. Finally, the financing of the filming process took up the company Grand Candy, thanks to her eight years later the film was released.
From Cannes to the wide screen
The sponsor's financial contributions helped the authorsnot only to complete the shooting process, in the cartoon about Sasuntsi David, the quality of the captured early video and audio material was noticeably improved, since the 3D computer program and other innovative animation technologies were used. The authors noted that the sponsors have conscientiously and with all their heart connected to their good work.
Initial acquaintance of the audience withThe first Armenian full-length animation project "Sasna Tsrer" was held in Cannes in 2009. Separate episodes of the cartoon, presented by the creators at the Cannes Film Festival, aroused genuine enthusiasm and interest not only among world famous animators, but also among eminent foreign producers.
