Version Details

Cast

• Elias Koteas - Ali/Jevdet Bey
• Christopher Plummer - David
• David Alpay - Raffi
• Brent Carver - Philip
• Simon Abkaryan - Arshile Gorky
• Marie-Josee Croze - Celia
• Bruce Greenwood - Martin/Clarence Ussher
• Arsinee Khanjian - Ani
• Charles Aznavour - Edward Saroyan
• Eric Bogosian - Rouben
• Lousnak - Shushan Gorky
• Arsinée Khanjian - Ani
• Marie-Josée Croze - Celia
• Lousnak Abdalian - Gorky's Mother
• Garen Boyajian - Young Gorky
• Setta Keshishian - Wailing Mother
• Shant Srabian - Doctor 1
• Dawn Roach - Customs Officer
• Haig Sarkissian - Sevan
• Arshile Egoyan - Child At Gallery
• Kevork Arslanian - Armenian Fighter
• Vic Keshishian - Armenian Fighter
• Arthur Hagopian - Armenian Fighter
• George Kharlakian - Armenian Fighter
• Shant Kabriellan - Armenian Fighter
• Varazh Stephen - Doctor 2
• Samir Alnadi - Turkish Officer
• Carlo Essagian - Turkish Soldier
• Chris Gillett - Celia's Father
• Shahan Bulat-Matossian - Wounded Teen Patient
• Manuel Ishkhanian - Teen Patient's Brother
• Lorna Noura Kevorkian - Armenian Bride
• Mandyf Nissani - Armenian Bride
• Manal Elmasri - Armenian Bride
• Andrea Loren - Armenian Bride
• Araxie Keshishian - Armenian Bride
• Linda Gizirian - Rape Victim
• Nicole Anoush Strang - Girl Under Cart
• Christie MacFadyen - Janet
• Rose Sarkisyan - Translator
• Gina Wilkinson - Art Teacher
• Jean Yoon - Third Assistent Director
• Erica Ehm - Journalist
• Roberta Angelica - Armenian Bride
• Raoul Bhaneja - Photographer
• Simon Abkarian - Arshile Gorky
• Susan Raymond - German Woman
• Max Morrow - Tony

Crew

• Producer: Robert Lantos
• Costume Designer: Beth Pasternak
• Casting: John Buchan
• Cinematographer: Paul Sarossy
• Production Designer: Phillip Barker
• First Assistant Director: Fergus Barnes
• Art Director: Katherine Climie
• Associate Producer: Julia Rosenberg
• Editor: Susan Shipton
• Sound/Sound Designer: Ross Redfern ,Steve Munro
• Set Designer: Patricia Cuccia
• Composer (Music Score): Mychael Danna
• Director: Atom Egoyan
• Producer: Atom Egoyan
• Screenwriter: Atom Egoyan
• Co-producer: Sandra Cunningham
• Associate Producer: Simone Urdl
• Casting: Jenny Lewis
• Recording: Ron Mellegers
• Conductor: Al J. Vrkljan ,Dave Spence-Sales
• Historical Consultant: Greg Choporian
• Translator: Manuel Keusseyan
• Animal Trainer/Wrangler: T.J. Bews
• Production Coordinator: Kim Goddard-Rains
• Location Manager: Eardley Wilmot ,Robert Hilton
• First Assistant Director: Joanne D. Malo ,Garfield Russell ,Matthew Kershaw
• Screenplay Consultant: David Fraser
• Camera Operator: Cam MacDonald
• Special Effects Coordinator: Jordan Craig ,Performance Solutions
• Special Effects: Ali Murva
• Scenic Artist: Ian Nelmes
• Costumes Supervisor: An Henshaw
• Hair Styles: Vincent Sullivan
• Musical Performer: Isabel Bayraksarian ,Gevork Dabaghian ,Grigor Takushian ,Kamo Khachaturian ,Levon Tevanian ,Artyom Khachaturian ,Karine Hovhannisian ,Tigran Ambarian ,Norayr Kartashian
• Recording: American Folk
• Production Coordinator: American Folk
• Musical Performer: Andranik Michaelian
• Production Coordinator: Andranik Michaelian
• Recording: Stepan Beroojanian
• Musical Performer: Stepan Beroojanian
• Dialogue Editor: David Dranie Taylor
• Sound Effects Editor: Ken Cade
• ADR Recordist: Dave Yonson ,Brent Roach
• Post Production Supervisor: Douglas Wilkinson
• Animal Trainer/Wrangler: Rick Parker
• Script Supervisor: Joanne Harwood
• Set Designer: Peter Flood
• Sound Recordist: Ross Redfern
• Production Executive: Andrew Rosen
• Visual Effects: Mr. X Inc.
• Makeup: Sylvain Cournoyer
• Production Manager: Janine Anderton
• Prosthetic Makeup Effects: Francois Dagenais
• Consultant/advisor: Charles A. Taylor
• Recording: Don White
• ADR Editor: Sue Conley
• ADR Recordist: Greg Shim
• Music Producer: Mychael Danna
• Conductor: Nicolas Dodd
• Consultant/advisor: David Webb
• Stunts Coordinator: Guy Bews ,Jamie Jones
• Foley Artist: Andy Malcolm ,Goro Koyama
• Art Director: Kathleen Climie
• Consultant/advisor: David J.Webb
• Title Design: Film Effects
• Music Editor: Paul Intson

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Ararat: AMG Review
Todd Kristel , AMG

Ararat addresses a very emotional historical issue, the 1915 Armenian massacre, in a relatively detached and cerebral manner. The film's nonlinear structure, deliberate pace, somewhat opaque characterization, and themes of obsession and dysfunctional family relationships won't come as a great surprise to viewers familiar with writer-director Atom Egoyan's other films. However, those who are unfamiliar with his previous work and expect a historical drama about the Armenian massacre may be surprised to find that he cultivates emotional distance by telling this historical tale through a film-within-a-film and intertwining this story with several murky subplots. Indeed, Ararat could be considered less a film about the massacre itself than an exploration of the nature of mediated images and the difficulty of discovering the truth, which are themes that Egoyan has explored in previous films as well. This approach results in a movie that's filled with interesting ideas (although perhaps not as original or provocative as Egoyan may have hoped) but isn't engaging on an emotional level. Furthermore, some parts of the film feel unresolved (such as Raffi's reasons for going to Turkey and the details behind his father's death) while others seem overly contrived (particularly the way Egoyan uses the sequences in which a customs official interrogates Raffi as a pretext to lecture the audience on Armenian history). Egoyan deserves credit for creating a film that addresses this important but often neglected part of history while simultaneously acknowledging the difficulty in using movies to tell history, but it's unfortunate that he didn't make a film that was less cryptic and more affecting. ~ Todd Kristel, All Movie Guide