Awaiting

Ожидание

Mikhail Vartanov’s documentary film Awaiting (197?)

Vartanov films a young family living in an old (soon to be demolished) house, and how they go about their daily life while waiting to move into a modern building. This experimental black and white film features no dialogue and was scored by composer Tigran Mansurian, who was a frequent collaborator of Vartanov and also wrote music for his Color of Armenian Land (1969), Autumn Pastoral (1971), And So Every Day (1972).

Parajanov-Vartanov Institute