The Canyon of Deserted Tales

"The burnt house"

1975 1h 19m RU

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9.5

MASTERPIECE

★9.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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The film tells about the adventures of the armenian workers who came to the village to build a gas pipeline.

“The burnt house”

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Cast

Laura Gevorkyan
Арпен
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Азария
Aleksandr Khachatryan
Михран
Serge Potikyan
Vaghinak Marguni
Arsen Bagratuni
Sos Sargsyan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edmond Keosayan
Writers: Edmond Keosayan, Sero Khanzadyan, Arnold Agababov
Languages: Armenian, Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Armenian, Russian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edmond Keosayan, shot by Vladimir Ilin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Amirkhanyan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Laura Gevorkyan and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Aleksandr Khachatryan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The burnt house".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edmond Keosayan directs. Vladimir Ilin behind the camera. Robert Amirkhanyan scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Armenian, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Armenian, Russian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Edmond Keosayan, shot by Vladimir Ilin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Robert Amirkhanyan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Laura Gevorkyan and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Aleksandr Khachatryan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The burnt house".
9IMDB entry: tt0173394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.