BRUNO DUMON: ARMENIA SEEMS VERY INTERESTING AND FAMILIAR TO
ME
16-07-2007 19:35:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. French producer Bruno Dumon,
who is a philosopher by profession and education, took part in
the competitive program of feature films of the fourth
international festival "Golden Apricot" with the "Flandria"
film. The famous producer shot this film in 2005 and thus
introduced the life of modern young farmers in the Flandria
settlement, which is in the north of France, where everything
turns inside out on account of an unexpected war.
"This film, however, is not about war: when I was shooting
this film, I was interested not in the historical exactness of
facts but in the perception of what is a war as a feeling, love,
passion, brutality," the author of the film said during the
meeting with journalists, which was held on July 13.
In Bruno Dumon's perception, every act of brutality is
brought forth by a desire to struggle. It should also be
mentioned that the film "Flandria" was awarded with the main
prize of the judges in the Cannes film festival last
year.
The producer spoke about the achievements of the world and
French films and mentioned that when a film is being created, in
general, the factor of time is certainly taken into
consideration, when certain subjects become "fashionable" and
are in demand. In his opinion, the same subjects are mainly
touched upon in all the films: love, betrayal, violence, just
the ways and methods of their presentation are different.
"Irrespective of the fact that the subject of violence is much
spoken about, it is another way of showing our very strive to
get rid of that sense of violence," he said. As for the choice
of actors for his films, he attached importance to their inner
insubordination and the capacities to create.
The French art critic mentioned that he is happy to take
part in the "Golden Apricot" festival and that he is deeply
impressed by Armenian landscapes. "Yesterday, when I was
returninhg from Lake Sevan, I took some black stones, which
you call "Satani kar" (Stone of the Devil). When I touched them
and felt their coldness, I seemed to feel the whole Armenia
through them, which seemed very interesting and familiar to me,"
he said. According to the French producer, Armenian landscapes
are likely to be used in his films in future.
The filmography of the famous producer comprises a number
of films, which brought reputation to him as a producer of
extraordinary way of thinking, who is looking clearly at the
surrounding world and understands reality directly. His first
feature film, that is, "The life of Jesus", was awarded with
"Golden Camera" and "Jean Vigo" prizes of the Cannes festival in
1997. One of his stormy victories was the fact of receiving the
three principle prizes during the same festival for the film
"Humanity".