KHACHATURIAN
Directed by Peter Rosen
Seventh Art Releasing,
opens October 17, 2003
Quad Cinemas, New York
The Village Voice
October 15-21, 2003
by Ben Kenigsberg
Released one week after its subject’s Carnegie Hall centennial concert,
Rosen’s documentary bio is a straightforward introduction to the life
and work of composer Aram Khachaturian. Known for a distinctly Armenian
sound, Khachaturian was first milked for patriotic Soviet compositions,
then denounced as an enemy of the people – along with Shostakovich
and Prokofiev – for his formalism. Based mainly on Khachaturian’s
writings, the film hits a grace note depicting the all-nighter that
begot the famous “Saber Dance.” Eric Bogosian’s narration – done
in first person, as if Khachaturian were reading from his memoirs –
suggests that a few liberties were taken with the autobiographical
material, and Rosen doesn’t quite know where to go after chronicling
the musician’s downfall.
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