“Khachaturian, restores its subject to stature that will force a re-evaluation of his place in 20th century music. Exquisitely researched and crafted and rounded out with a lustily performed soundtrack, [Khachaturian] is a model of its kind, and best seen during its slated brief bigscreen run in select U.S. cities … before it becomes an evergreen video for the permanent library… Superbly paced and with a fluid interplay of old and new footage, [Khachaturian] does full justice to the music with an outstanding recording of conductor Loris Tjeknavorian's Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in top form.”
Oct. 29, 2003
“Khachaturian is a very well-made…documentary that combines…contemporary material with archival images. Luckily for Mr. Rosen, Khachaturian remained in favor long enough to generate miles of newsreel material, from intimate visits to his home to extensive coverage of his elaborate state funeral… a sober, intelligent film.”
New York Times
October 17,2003
“As enthralling as it is informative…”
Los Angeles Times
October 16, 2000
To construct this
portrait of a leading light of modern Russian culture, filmmaker Peter Rosen…
makes good use of a wealth of archival material…Khachaturian is a must
for music and history buffs and could find a wider art house audience… [an]
absorbing exploration of the resilience of the artistic spirit.”
Hollywood Reporter
October 21, 2003
“Khachaturian is a fine introduction to the life of Armenia's greatest composer. It will be of interest to anyone who likes music, is interested in Soviet history, or whose name ends with "ian."”
October 17, 2003
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