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of the artist's early life
in his native land.
Gorky is seen holding
as a fragrant gift
to his absent father,
the intended recipient
of this remarkable photograph.
- I'm confused.
by this point?
- No.
He changed it in his twenties,
after his arrival
to the United States.
- Celia, sit down.
- Gorky looks prematurely solemn.
With almond eyes and oval face,
his hair combed neatly
to the side,
Shushan looks bravely
at the camera,
challenging her absent husband...
- Challenging?
Why would you say that?
Isn't it obvious he knew
the Armenians were about to be
massacred? He went to America
to prepare a life
for his family.
They wanted to send him
a photograph
to let him know
they're still alive.
There's nothing challenging...
why his father did not return.
- Celia, just sit down. Come on.
- Aren't you confusing Gorky's
father with your dead husband?
I mean, your first dead husband.
The one who was shot
by the police. The terrorist.
- Sit down.
Sit down. We're here
to listen to this lecture.
- Let's go.
- 'The Artist and His Mother'
is not simply a painted version
of a photograph.
The differences underline
the expressive elements
that make this piece
such a powerful
work of art.
Gorky's homage to his mother was
bound to take on sacred quality.
His experience as a survivor
of the Armenian genocide
is at the root
of its spiritual power.
With this painting, Gorky had
saved his mother from oblivion,
snatching her
out of a pile of corpses
to place her
on a pedestal of life.
Let me look at you son.
You're missing a button!
It must have fallen off...
Hold your hand in front of it.
Like this?
Yes.
I'm just so shocked
to see you here.
I've seen all your films
and I really...
- Please. Please.
- We're the ones
who are overwhelmed by this.
I've been writing
this screenplay for five years,
done as much research
as possible
and you come up with this.
- With what?
- Well, that Gorky was a child
during the rebellion in Van,
that he was there.
It's amazing.
- My mother
was a genocide survivor.
All my life, I promised to make
a film to tell her story,
how she suffered.
And now,
we are making this film.
- I'm not understanding
something.
Is Gorky in your film?
- Not yet.
- As you were speaking,
we got very excited
about the idea of working
him in. As another character.
Well, not an entirely
new character,
but a character
See, this amazing artist
as a young kid...
It would be great
to have you as a consultant.
- You have her photos, a gift
from the ashes of all
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