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