Three films, one genocide: remembering the Armenian genocide through "Ravished Armenia(s)"
TitleThree films, one genocide: remembering the Armenian genocide through "Ravished Armenia(s)"
Author
Call number364.151/0036
Object number09081b
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication
2014
Physical descriptionpp38-53
MaterialArticle
Series titleRemembering the modern world.
ISBN9780415660129
NotesArticle from the book 'Remembering genocide' pp38-53
Description
Ravished Armenia was an eight-reel, eighty-five minute silent dramatized film based on actual events, first screened in New York in 1919. Despite being lost for over 90 years, the original film remains a revered text among generations of Armenians as demonstrated by the present-day reaction to the two twenty -minute versions of the film