Rafael Atoyan
Acting
Biography
Rafael Geghami Atoyan was an Armenian painter and actor. Rafael Atoyan was born in 1931 . on January 31 in Leninakan . 1944 - 1946 _ studied at Gyumri art school named after Sergey Merkurov , from 1948 to 1953 at the Fine Arts Academy of Yerevan , from 1954 to 1959 at the Yerevan Art and Theater Institute . Since 1960 , he has been a member of the Union of Artists of Armenia . He was filmed in the films "The Lonely Walnut " (Ohan, 1986 , Hayfilm) and "Karot" (Arakel, 1990 , Hayfilm). He lived in the USA from 1994 until his death.
Known For
The village Lernasar is doomed to destruction. Its inhabitants, headed by the teacher Kamsaryan, come to defend their history.
The Lonely Nut-Tree
Real life tragic story of Arakel whose anguish towards lost homeland made him cross Soviet-Turkish border during Stalin era.
Yearning
The descendants of refugees from Western Armenia are building a new village in a stone valley. They have different destinies, but they have united with one goal - to grow a beautiful garden on a rocky barren land.