Retrospective

Armenian Cinema-80

Mexican Diplomats

Armenia
1931, 58min.

Scr. Ye.Chubar, Dir. A.Martirosyan, L.Kalantar, Dir. of Phot. G.Beknazaryan (Garosh), Art Dir. V.Komardenkov.
Cast: H.Khachanyan, A.Amirbekyan, H.Nersisyan, M.Linevich, A.Hasan-Jalalyan, R.Grigoryan, L.Dayrejyan, Kh.Abrahamyan, S.Kocharyan, G.Chakhiryan.

The film tells us about the adventures of two barbers who, according to the instruction of the Prime Minister, pretend to be foreign diplomats.

Martirosyan, Amasi

Amasi Martirosyan (1897-1971)
Born in Yerevan.
1916 - graduated from the Commerce School. 1918-1920 - participated in the Civil War. 1925 - finished Courses for Actors in Tbilisi. Since 1925 - worked at Aremnkino (later Armenfilm Studio). Acted in many Armenian films, as well as shot about 15 documentaries.

Filmography
Spring in Collective Farm (1929), Always ready (1930), Kim on Duty (1930), Mexican Diplomats (1931), Kurds-Yezids (1932), Gikor (1934), Sevan's Fishermen (1938), Nazar the Brave (1940), Fire in the Woods (1941), Daughter (1942), Looking of the Addressee (1955), 01-99 (1959).

Kalantar, Levon

(1891-1959)
Born in Tiflis (Georgia).
1916 - graduated from the Eastern Studies Department of Petersburg University. Since 1916- actor and director of a range of Armenian and Georgian Theatres. 1918 - founded a Theatrical Studio along with Rouben Mamoulian in Tiflis. Founder of Armenian Theatre in Georgia, one of the founders of the Sundukyan Drama Theatre in Yerevan. 1928-30 - chief director of Armenian Theatre in Baku. 1930-31- director at Armenfilm Studio. 1931-35 - executive director at Gorky Yerevan Theatre. 1937- 43 and 1957-59 - executive director of Stanislavsky Russian Drama Theatre in Yerevan.

Filmography
Always ready (1930), Mexican Diplomats (1931), Defeated Dragons (1932), Hasmik (1935).