YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Glorious Parajanov" biggest exhibition will open on February 12 at the Higher Art Academy of Paris. Armenian great artist Sergey Parajanov's 72 works will be presented there. It will last till April 8 after what the works will be moved to the Modern Art Museum Saint Etienne where they will be exhibited from April 25 to May 20. Zaven Sargsian, the S.Parajanov's Museum Director informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent about it. In the museum director's words, different exhibitions presenting S.Parajanov's heritage opened and continue being opened in different cities within the framework of events of the Year of Armenia in France. "The year of Armenia in France is an excellent possibility for the French spectators to get acquainted or to remember works of cinematography, painting, finally of the great philosopher which gave the brightest colours to exhibitions of the Year of Armenia to France," Zaven Sargsian said. The first of the exhibitions opened on January 9 in the Cinemateque of Toulouse, presenting great master's 30 film sketches and illustrations to staged performances. The festival of Parajanov's films to be held in Boubini suburb of Paris on March 9-25 will also be accompanied by the exhibition of canvases painted by him. Films of Tarkovski, Fellini, Pasolini established spiritual sincerity with Armenian directors will also be presented besides the master's films during those days. A retrospective show of Parajanov's films will be held. The French side also prepares for publication of a 170-page big illustrated book dedicated to Parajanov.

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