Start a free trial Thousands of TV series and movies to watch instantly. Already a member?
Ararat cover art

Ararat Details

2002 Certificate 15
  • 60
  • from 701 members

ARARAT, Atom Egoyan's mysterious drama about the horrors of the largely unknown Armenian genocide in Turkey, unrolls through a film within the film (also titled ARARAT). Jumping back and forth in time, Egoyan weaves together the lives of several people. Ari (Arsinee Khanjian), an art historian, is an advisor on the film. Her .. Read more

Starring David Alpay, Eric Bogosian, Charles Aznavour
Director Atom Egoyan
Genres Drama

Sign up Ararat DVD

loading loading...

Ararat cover art

Ararat

ARARAT, Atom Egoyan's mysterious drama about the horrors of the largely unknown Armenian genocide in Turkey, unrolls through a film within the film (also titled ARARAT). Jumping back and forth in time, Egoyan weaves together the lives of several people. Ari (Arsinee Khanjian), an art historian, is an advisor on the film. Her son Raffi (David Alplay) is part of the film crew. When Raffi travels to Armenia to gather some additional footage, he is detained by a customs agent (Christopher Plummer) and remains in custody for most of the film. Meanwhile, Raffi's stepsister and girlfriend Celia (Marie-Josee Croze) is haunted by her father's suicide. These and other stories within ARARAT are ostensibly linked through the film within a film. Yet, it is each character's quest for truth which binds them thematically and drives the plot. The film is populated with thematic twins, as each character's individual struggle is mirrored in the plight of the other characters. Egoyan works from his own script relying heavily on references to Arshile Gorky's painting The Artist and his Mother and Clarence Ussher's historical document, AN AMERICAN PHYSICIAN IN TURKEY.

Starring David Alpay, Eric Bogosian, Charles Aznavour
Director Atom Egoyan
Studio MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released Production year: 2002

To Rent:
DVD: 13 Oct 2003

Like it What's this?

Write a review

Rating breakdown

701 Member ratings
  • 100
68
  • 90
49
  • 80
99
  • 70
114
  • 60
126
  • 50
74
  • 40
63
  • 30
40
  • 20
46
  • 10
22

Related user collection

Buy from Amazon.co.uk

    • Ararat

    • Ararat
      ARARAT, Atom Egoyan's mysterious drama about the horrors of the largely unknown Armenian genocide in Turkey, unrolls through a film within the film (also titled ARARAT). Jumping back and forth in time, Egoyan weaves together the lives of several people. Ari (Arsinee Khanjian), an art historian, is ...

Want to watch something right now?

Start your FREE trial now

LOVEFiLM - An Amazon company

Follow LOVEFiLM on

Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Cookies and Internet Advertising | EULA | Affiliates | Jobs | Inside LOVEFiLM Blog | About Us | Contact Us

International sites UK DK DE SE NO

LOVEFiLM, the LOVEFiLM logo and all other LOVEFiLM product or service names are trade marks of LOVEFiLM International Ltd. or its affiliates.

© 2012 LOVEFiLM UK Ltd. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.