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A Portrait of Arshile (1995) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1995 · 4 mins · English
- Starring
- Atom Egoyan, Arsinée Khanjian, Arshile Egoyan
Egoyan layers home‑video footage of his son Arshile with a self‑portrait of Armenian painter Arshile Gorky; he narrates in English while his wife provides a voice‑over. The portrait, derived from a childhood photo taken during the genocide, serves as meditation on self‑awareness, artistic expression, and relationship between artist and viewer.
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