Journal ArticleOpen Access
Mentoring and the ‘national cinema’: Andrei Tarkovsky’s letters to Bagrat Hovhannisyan (1972–1981)
Catriona Kelly · 2025
Catalogue summary
Letters exchanged by Tarkovsky and Armenian filmmaker Bagrat Hovhannisyan reveal mentorship, conflict, and pragmatic support as a younger director navigated Soviet cinema’s cultural and political establishment.
Why this matters
The correspondence situates Armenian national cinema inside personal networks of creative guidance and institutional outsiderhood during the late Soviet decades.
Published in
Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema
Year
2025
Language
English
Citation
Catriona Kelly 2025. Mentoring and the ‘national cinema’: Andrei Tarkovsky’s letters to Bagrat Hovhannisyan (1972–1981). Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema. https://doi.org/10.1080/17503132.2025.2484702
Related in the repository
Sounds, Chants and Discant in Wilbrand von Oldenburg’s Itinerarium: the Embassy in Cilicia (1211-1212)
2025 · Journal Article
Destruction of Cultural Heritage and Forced Displacement of Artsakh Armenians as Crimes Against Humanity
2024 · Journal Article
The Battle of Satala: on the longevity of some topoi in Mediterranean and Iranian cultures
2024 · Journal Article
The Politicization of Intellectual Property Rights in the Context of Karabakh
2023 · Journal Article
Publication details and source links are provided for discovery. Consult the linked publisher or repository record as the source of authority.