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Florida Premier of ‘Earthquake’ to Take Place in Miami on March 2
MIAMI, FL – The Florida premier of ‘Earthquake,’ a drama set in Soviet Armenia about the tragic 1988 earthquake in Gyumri (Leninakan), Armenia will take place at the O Cinema in Miami Beach, Florida on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 7:00pm. This will be the first and only screening of the film in Florida.
Based on a true story, ‘Earthquake’ is a dramatized recreation of one of the Soviet Union’s most devastating natural disasters — a massive 7.0 earthquake that struck northern Armenia in December 1988 — produced by Mars Media in Russia and directed by Sarik Andreasyan. ‘Earthquake’ tells the story of the massive quake that struck Armenia’s second largest city, destroyed more than 300 communities, and killed about 30,000 people.
Focused around the story of two young men, Andrey Berezhnov and Robert Melkonyan, whose fates were already intertwined by an earlier tragedy — a car crash caused by Andrey that killed Robert’s parents — the film brings them together in the same rescue squad of Gyumri (formerly Leninakan) as they struggle to cope with a disaster that eclipses their own personal stories.
Directed by Sarik Andreasyan, the film is in Russian with English subtitles. It was selected by Armenia as an entry for the 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Tickets are $18 (non-refundable and can not be exchanged) and available for purchase online here. The film is only for viewers 16 years+, and not recommended for pregnant women and people suffering from heart disease
You can RSVP on Facebook and connect with other attendees here. For background information on the Gyumri earthquake, watch the ABC News coverage from 1988 below.
Charles Aznavour Coming to Miami in October
Renowned Armenian-French singer and songwriter Charles Aznavour, 92, has announced a five city tour in North America in October, including a stop in Miami on October 25th.
Named “Entertainer of the Century” by CNN in 1988, Charles Aznavour has a career spanning 70 years, with over 100 million record sales, 1,200 songs, 80 movies, 294 albums, hundreds of gold, platinum, diamond records and thousands of concerts in 94 countries.
According to the Los Angeles Times, “His discovery in 1946 by French singing star Edith Piaf launched his career, during which the singer and songwriter has often been described as the French Frank Sinatra. Songs he’s written include “Yesterday, When I Was Young,” “La Bohème,” “La Mamma” and “What Makes a Man,” compositions that helped earn him induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.”
Aznavour will perform at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Tickets are available for purchase here.
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