Packet 6: Tossup 8

An LG ad based on El Topo and a theatre showing this film influence Lady Gaga’s hallucinations in (15[1])Tarsem Singh’s video for her song “911.” (15[1]-5[1])This 20th-century film inspired an unofficial soundtrack album by Nicolas Jaar. (15[2])Near this film’s end, a man shoots an arrow that knocks Mary’s face out of a church’s ceiling fresco. This film’s protagonist (15[1])says, “You are fire. Your dress is fire” as his lover gazes at him through a sheet of red lace. A boy stares (15[1])at a (*) shell covering (10[1])a woman’s breast in this film, which features a shot (10[1])in which a country’s outline is formed by a juice stain. This film’s male (-5[1])lead (10[2])is among six roles played by its director’s (10[1])muse Sofiko Chiaureli (“chee-OW-reh-lee”). Due to censorship, this film’s director opened its eight chapters with narrated stanzas (10[1])from its protagonist’s poetry. (10[1])For 10 points, the bard Sayat-Nova is the subject of what magnum (10[1])opus of (10[1])Sergej (10[1])Parajanov ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The Color of Pomegranates [accept Sayat-Nova until read]
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TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Superpower %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2025 Absolute Cinema - Canada2025-11-082100%0%0%0%116.50
2025 Absolute Cinema - Chicago Open2025-11-085100%0%0%20%127.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Minnesota2025-11-082100%0%50%0%72.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (1)2025-11-083100%0%67%33%96.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (2)2025-11-165100%0%60%0%67.40