A Portrait of Arshile 29 years old

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.

Credits

A Portrait of Arshile Cast

Name Character
Atom Egoyan He was 34, now 64 years old as Voice
Arsinée Khanjian She was 36, now 66 years old as Voice

A Portrait of Arshile Crew

Name Department
Atom Egoyan as Director. He was 34 (now 64) years old Directing
Atom Egoyan as Writer. He was 34 (now 64) years old Writing
A Portrait of Arshile poster
A Portrait of Arshile (29 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, January 01, 1995
  • Runtime: 4 minutes