Follows the life of eighteenth-century poet and musician Sayat-Nova, who was the court troubadour for Georgian King Heraclius II.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. Mono, full screen 1.37:1. Essay by film scholar Ian Christie in container. Features: new audio commentary featuring critic, filmmaker, and festival programmer Tony Rayns; rarely seen documentary "The color of Armenian land" (1969) by Mikhail Vartanov featuring footage of director Sergei Parajanov at work; new video essay on the film's symbols and references, featuring scholar James Steffen; new interview with Steffen on the production of the film; documentaries from 1977 and 2003 on Armenian poet Sayat-Nova and Parajanov; experimental short documentary "The last film" (2015) by Martiros M. Vartanov; new English subtitle translation.