Directing

Grigori Melik-Avakyan

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Baghdasar Divorces from His Wife poster
8.0

The end of the 19th century. Constantinople. Having found out his wife's treachery, Baghdasar decides to divorce her. But that's not how it turned out! Instead, the hypocrisy and the mendacious people around Baghdasar make him leave the house.

Baghdasar Divorces from His Wife

1978

Why Does The River Roar? poster
7.0

Atanes Ghambaryan, resident of Armenian border village, after the captivity during the World War II, turns up abroad in Turkey and dreams of returning to his homeland. During one of night patrols, border guard Armen who is in love with Ghambaryan's daughter Seda, recognizes him on the other side of the river Araks.

Why Does The River Roar?

1959

No artwork available
NR

A film by Grigori Melik-Avakyan.

Seven Songs About Armenia

1967

Before the Dawn poster
NR

Based on the short stories of A. Bakunts "Girl Honar", "Letter to the Russian Tsar", "Orange", "White Horse". About the fate of the young teacher Alexander, who came to the Armenian village and sided with the Bolsheviks in their struggle against class enemies.

Before the Dawn

1961

People Of Our City poster
NR

Armenian film containing three short stories: the story about the first driver and coachman of old Yerevan, the complicated psychological relationship of a loving couple set in the backdrop of Garni Temple during reconstruction and a story about human life from the point of view of a poor and homeless dog.

People Of Our City

1966

People Of Our City poster
NR

Armenian film containing three short stories: the story about the first driver and coachman of old Yerevan, the complicated psychological relationship of a loving couple set in the backdrop of Garni Temple during reconstruction and a story about human life from the point of view of a poor and homeless dog.

People Of Our City

1966

Kamo's Last Feat poster
8.3

The third film of the film trilogy ("Personally known", "Emergency assignment", "Kamo's Last Feat") about the Bolshevik revolutionary S.A.Ter-Petrosyan, known as Kamo (1882-1922).

Kamo's Last Feat

1974

Sings Gohar Gasparyan poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sings Gohar Gasparyan

1964

Sings Gohar Gasparyan poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sings Gohar Gasparyan

1964

Echoes of the Past poster
NR

The well-known scientist was a spy in Germany during the Great Patriotic War, and he managed to obtain information about a secret German facility.

Echoes of the Past

1971

Die on Horseback poster
NR

Episodes of the life and work of the legendary Civil War commander G.B.Guy, whose division took part in the liberation of Simbirsk, the birthplace of V. I. Lenin.

Die on Horseback

1980

The Heart Sings poster
4.5

Blind singer immigrant finds love and happiness in his native Armenia.

The Heart Sings

1957

The Heart Sings poster
4.5

Blind singer immigrant finds love and happiness in his native Armenia.

The Heart Sings

1957

No artwork available
NR

Few people know that Komitas wrote letters to the singer, pedagogue Margarit Babayan for ten years from 1905 to 1915. Some of those letters were the basis for creating this film.

It Has Snowed in Spring

1969

No artwork available
NR

Few people know that Komitas wrote letters to the singer, pedagogue Margarit Babayan for ten years from 1905 to 1915. Some of those letters were the basis for creating this film.

It Has Snowed in Spring

1969

Mother's Heart poster
9.0

After becoming a widow at a very young age, Mariam no longer gets married and devotes her whole life to her son, who grows into a spoiled and selfish boy.

Mother's Heart

1957

The Apple Orchard poster
9.0

An aged man falls in love with a woman refugee from Western Armenia. When his beloved dies because of his daughters, in a fury he destroys his only treasure - apple garden.

The Apple Orchard

1985

Refund Price poster
NR

The film takes us back to Crimea, during Nazi occupation. Hayk Margaryan, a member of an underground organization, saves a painting by Aivazovsky, which Hitler's soldiers tried to smuggle from Theodosia.

Refund Price

1983