Le voyage en Arménie (2006)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Robert Guédiguian

Writers:

Ariane Ascaride (writer)
Marie Desplechin (writer)

Release Date:

28 June 2006 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Armenia | Physician | Country Name In Title | Medical Doctor | French

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ariane Ascaride	...	Anna
Gérard Meylan	...	Yervanth
Chorik Grigorian	...	Schaké
Romen Avinian	...	Manouk
Simon Abkarian	...	Sarkis Arabian
Serge Avedikian	...	Vanig
Kristina Hovakimian	...	Gayané
Madeleine Guédiguian	...	Jeannette
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Pierre
Jalil Lespert	...	Simon
Marcel Bluwal	...	Barsam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gilbert Baronian
Marion Chamassian
Pascal Chamassian
Albert Cherinian
Georges Daldalian
Ardachea Haroutinian
Mme. Kaloustian
Jean Karadjian
Antoine Zamantian

Also Known As:

Armenia (International: English title)
Journey to Armenia (Canada: English title)

Runtime:

France:125 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | Armenian

Color:

Color

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)

Company:

Agat Films & Cie

A search for a doubt instead of a certitude...

For weeks I wanted to see "Le voyage en Arménie" from Robert Guédiguian and finally I saw it… I've just realized I know Robert Guédiguian and saw 9 years ago another movie from him called "Marius et Jeannette", movie that indeed marked my heart.

"Le voyage en Arménie", is about Anna a French doctor sure of herself whose father is having hearts problem and decides to go back to Armenia his country of origin instead of having a surgical intervention. Anna who never really got along with her father and was never brought up within the Armenian culture decides to go to Armenia to look for him.

Now I can hear you saying: this is an Armenian movie for Armenian people… Well, let me respond that I am not Armenian and that it is more a true film made for real people.

In her "initiatic" journey Anna will encounter numerous characters that will help her understand a country, a culture, a dad. All over sudden nothing is certain anymore and Anna doubts herself, her choices, what she believes in...But in this doubt the certitude of what is important might very well emerge and "le voyage en Arménie" becomes a "voyage" not only into Anna but also into everyone of us…

Robert Guédiguian reinvents the meaning of the word beautiful by taking away the notion of plastic and replacing it by the notion of sincerity. In this task he is helped by terrific actresses and actors who seem to tell their own stories… "Le voyage an Arménie" is a beautiful movie, not only because everything from writing to editing perfectly serve the story, but also because all those elements trigger true emotions and makes us realize what Cinema is all about…