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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS: A memorial evening, dedicated to the life and activity of Mher Mkrtchyan, was held today at the Mher Mkrtchyan Artistic Center. ‘Luseghen Mi Kyanq (A Life Full of Light)’ documentary on life and activity of the great Armenian actor was shown during the event. Shushanik Sahakyan, scriptwriter of the documentary, said that they came to the idea of shooting a film, when collecting the unique audio records of Mher Mkrtchyan.
‘We collected so many materials and started studying them for 5 months. We did not endeavor to reveal the artistic image of Mher Mkrtchyan, we already knew him as an actor from films. Our aim was to understand what he wanted to say to people, as well as the formula of Mher Mkrtchyan’s way of thinking,’ Shushanik Sahakyan said. She added that shooting a film about the famous artist was a great responsibility, ‘as the spectators would be too strong about a film on their favorite actor’.
She informed that the film was first presented at ‘October’ Cinema of Gyumri. ‘The actor liked his films being first presented in Gyumri,’ she said. Albert Mkrtchyan, director of the Mher Mkrtchyan Artistic Center, said Mher Mkrtchyan and everything, connected with the actor, is sacred for him. ‘For me, the fact that such a film was shot is touching,’ he said.