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Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov [a] [b] (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Armenian origin. [1] He is regarded by film critics, film historians, and filmmakers to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. [2]
Sergei Parajanov. Director: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. One of the 20th century's greatest masters of cinema Sergei Parajanov was born in Georgia to Armenian parents and it was always unlikely that his work would conform to the strict socialist realism that Soviet authorities preferred.
Sergei Parajanov. Director: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. One of the 20th century's greatest masters of cinema Sergei Parajanov was born in Georgia to Armenian parents and it was always unlikely that his work would conform to the strict socialist realism that Soviet authorities preferred.
Jan 4, 2024 · Out of the shadows: Sergei Parajanov. Parajanov was imprisoned by the Soviets and his films were suppressed, but his magical vision and his bold championing of folk tradition endure long after the fall of the USSR. We celebrated the unique filmmaker in our March 2010 issue.
One of the greatest masters of cinema, Sergei Parajanov created two masterpieces in a row, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1964) and The Color of Pomegranates (1969), had such legendary fans as Fellini, Godard, and Tarkovsky, and was imprisoned three times.
Jul 3, 2024 · Sergei Parajanov. “E verybody knows that I have three motherlands,” Sergei Parajanov once said. Born in 1924 to Armenian parents in Tbilisi, Georgia, the director best known for The Color of Pomegranates (1968) studied at the renowned VGIK film school in Moscow and launched his career in Ukraine.
Apr 23, 2024 · In Parajanov’s movies, beach umbrellas, nautilus shells and two-headed papier-mache tigers appear in the mountain landscapes of the Caucasus. “The Color of Pomegranates,” his interpretation of the life of the Armenian bard Sayat-Nova, features a cameo role for a llama.
