L'honneur (1925)

Young lovers Seyran and Susan meet a tragic fate because of patriarchal prejudices of their parents. Although arranged for marriage in early childhood, and despite youngsters' love, ... See full summary »

Director:

Amo Bek-Nazaryan (as Hamo Bek-Nazaryan)

Writers:

Alexander Shirvanzade (novel), Amo Bek-Nazaryan (as Hamo Bek-Nazaryan)

Stars:

Hovhannes Abelyan, Hasmik Agopyan, Olga Maisuryan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Hovhannes Abelyan	...	Barkhudar
Hasmik Agopyan	...	Mariam (as Hasmik)
Olga Maisuryan	...	Gyulnaz (as O. Maisuryan)
Hrachia Nersisyan	...	Rustam
Avet Avetisyan	...	Hayrapet
Nina Manucharyan	...	Shpanik
Samvel Mkrtchyan	...	Seyran
M. Shahubatyan-Tatieva	...	Susan
Hambartsum Khachanyan	...	Badal
L. Aleksanyan	...	Susambar
G. Melikyan	...	Sanam
Amasi Martirosyan	...	Smbat
M. Garagash	...	Storekeeper
Husik Muradyan	...	Child dancer

Storyline

Young lovers Seyran and Susan meet a tragic fate because of patriarchal prejudices of their parents. Although arranged for marriage in early childhood, and despite youngsters' love, Barkhudar marries his daughter Susan to another man, as a matter of honour.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | love | young woman | young man | falling in love | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The first full-length Armenian feature ever produced.

User Reviews

A glimpse of a strange world

I won't say this is a good film. By international standards of 1926 it is clumsy, the camera is very static, the acting is quite wooden and the timing is not very effective. But nevertheless this film is interesting in what it depicts: The world of Armenia at the beginning of the 20th century. The story seems to be melodramatic: After an earthquake two surviving families promise to marry their children when they are old enough. Instead of what you might expect these two are very much in love, so much that they meet secretly although custom forbids any meeting before the marriage. The father of the girl is enraged and fears for his "honor", so he marries the girl to a rich merchant instead of her true love. The rejected lover becomes quite mad and hints to the merchant that he has already slept with his wife. Now the "honor" of the merchant is at stake... Despite the melodramatic plot outline this is told rather matter-of-factly, interspersed with a lot of scenes of everyday life (baking bread, using leeches for medical purposes etc.). So even if it is very difficult to relate emotionally to these strange people and their weird customs you get a glimpse into a world that is quite remote from ours.

Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

None Sign Languages

Release Date:

1925 (Armenia)

Also Known As:

L'honneur

Filming Locations:

Yerevan, Armenia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Armenkino, Georgian-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min 85 min (restored)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1