Tjvjik (film) explained

Tjvjik
Director:Arman Manaryan[1]
Based On:[2]
Starring:Hrachia Nersisyan, Tsolak Amerikyan
Music:Eduard Baghdasaryan
Studio:Armenfilm
Runtime:22 minutes
Country:Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Language:Armenian (Western dialect)

Tjvjik, Dzhvzhig, or Tzhvzhik [3] (Armenian: Տժվժիկ in Armenian pronounced as /dʒvʒig/, "Fried Liver")[1] is a 1962 Soviet Armenian short film by Arman Manaryan.[3] It is based on Atrpet's novel of the same name. Despite being Manaryan's first film[4] and just 20 minutes-long, Tjvjik is considered one of the classics of the Armenian film history.[5] [6]

Background

Arman Manaryan, the film's director was born in Iran in 1929. He migrated to Soviet Armenia in 1946. In 1952 he graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory and in 1962 he graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography, the main cinematography school in the Soviet Union, where he studied under Grigori Roshal. At the time of his studies in Moscow he shot Tjvjik as his diploma work.[7] Manaryan started to work at Armenfilm studio in 1962.[8]

Plot

The story is set in the city of Erzurum in Western Armenia, the Armenian-populated area of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the 19th century. Nerses Akhpar, a poor old man, goes to the local shop to buy food for his family. "In a close-knit community, food was one of the main topics of discussion. Everybody knew through the grapevine what was on each other's table for dinner. The status of town inhabitants was measured by the number of visits to the butcher shop, which was pretty much the center of the Armenian universe."[6] Nikoghos Agha, who is the owner of the shop, gives him liver for free. Every time they meet, Nikoghos Agha reminds Nerses Akhpar about the liver he gave away.[9] [10] At the end of the story, Nerses buys the liver he owned and after finding Nikoghos Agha throws it into his face in the presence of several others screaming "Here is your tjvjik." The 2006 book Armenian Food: Facts, Fiction & Folklore jokingly concludes ""Charity exacerbated the resentment felt by the recipient", modern psychoanalysts would say."[6]

Cast

Significance, perception and impact

Tjvjik is primarily significant, because it is the first ever film in the Western Armenian language.[11] Western Armenian was spoken by the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and had come close to being extinct as a results of the Armenian genocide. The film reflects the "unassimilated" life of Armenians under Turkish rule in the 19th century.[12] Several lines and expression from the film had become idioms in the Armenian colloquial. For example, the expression "don't make a story about tjvjik" (տժվժիկի պատմություն սարքել).[13] [6]

In 2006, DJ Serjo, one of the most notable Armenian house music producers, released his first album named Tjvjik.[14]

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tzhvzhik (Fried Liver). Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists. 27 March 2013.
  2. [Armenian General Benevolent Union]
  3. Vigen Galstyan, Moṛatsʻvats arvest: haykakan kinoazdagir (Forgotten art: the Armenian film poster), Art-Film, 2006,, p. 21 "Signalled by Arman Manaryan's delightful short film 'Tzhvzhik' (1961), it washed ashore in 1965 from Moscow with the arrival of Frunze Dovlatyan and his first Armenian film 'Hello, it's me'. At the time it was one of the rare Soviet films that tried..."
  4. News: Rafayelyan. Karine. hy:Արվեստագետն ինքն էլ է, ի վերջո, դառնում մշակութային արժեք. http://www.irates.am/hy/T1pKV2I2Eb7IcQ6WfVeNnCb4Pp. 24 March 2013. 1 September 2009. Irates.am. hy.
  5. News: Kessel. Betty Apigian. University ofMichigan Celebrates 30 Years of Armenian Studies. 5 May 2013. Armenian Mirror-Spectator. 24 December 2011. Watertown, Massachusetts. 7. Dr. Artsvi Bakhchinyan of Yerevan offered two classic films: “Tjvjik” (Armen Manaryan director, 1961) and “A Piece of the Sky” (Henrik Malyan director, 1980).. https://web.archive.org/web/20140318153548/http://www.mirrorspectator.com/pdf/241210.pdf. 18 March 2014. dead.
  6. Book: Petrosian, Irina. Armenian Food: Facts, Fiction & Folklore. 2006. Yerkir Pub.. Bloomington, Ind.. 9781411698659. 85–87. 2.. Underwood, David .
  7. News: Grigoryan. Siran. hy:Հերթը հասավ ոչ պրոֆեսիոնալ կինոյին. http://www.report.am/news/culture/unica2.html. 27 March 2013. 16 September 2010. Report.am. Արման Մանարյան, ում նկարահանած "Տժվժիկ" ֆիլմը եղել է ապագա ռեժիսորի դիպլոմային աշխատանքը:. hy.
  8. Web site: Tzhvzhik. Golden Apricot International Film Festival Website. 27 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225183906/http://www.gaiff.am/en/noncompetitionprogram/2012/tzhvzhik/. 25 February 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: Tezhvzhik (1962). Internet Movie Database. 23 March 2013. Rich Nikoghos-Agha buys some beef liver for Nerses-Akhpar's family. Although months have passed, Nikoghos-Agha does not hesitate to remind his "charity" to Nerses-Akhpar every time they met..
  10. Web site: Armenian Films. TJVJIK (1961) & A PIECE OF SKY (1980). Armenian Studies Program International Institute. 24 March 2013. Rich Nikoghos-Agha (Tsolak Amerikyan) gives poor Nerses-Akhpar (Hrachia Nersisyan) a ‘gift’ of beef liver to make a nice meal for his family. Over the course of several months Neres-Akhpar discovers this ‘gift’ has strings attached and endeavors to return the ‘gift’ to restore his freedom and dignity.. https://archive.today/20130626183527/http://www.ii.umich.edu/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=aeca71fb83261310VgnVCM100000c2b1d38dRCRD&vgnextchannel=b818d4f74977f210VgnVCM10000055b1d38dRCRD&vgnextfmt=detail. 26 June 2013. dead.
  11. Terjanyan, 2007; 1:10
  12. Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente, Volume 7, Part 2005 "The first fruits of this quest appeared in short films such as Fried Liver (or Tzhvzhik, 1961) by Armand Manaryan, which reflected new, unassimilated material of the Western Armenian reality."
  13. News: Hovhannisyan. Ninel. hy:"Տժվժիկի" պատմություն են սարքում. http://www.aravot.am/2010/11/27/175070/. 5 May 2013. Aravot. 27 November 2010. hy. https://archive.today/20130627105537/http://www.aravot.am/2010/11/27/175070/. 27 June 2013. dead.
  14. Web site: Serjo. Armenian Pulse Radio & Entertainment. 5 May 2013.

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