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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 best filmmakers in cinema history. [2]
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.
- January 1, 1
- Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia]
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Producer
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.
Paradjanov: A Requiem: Directed by Ron Holloway. With Sergei Parajanov. The film shows the unique world of artist Sergei Parajanov, whose brilliant images in films and collages aroused the suspicion of Soviet authorities.
- (138)
- Documentary
- Ron Holloway
- 1994-10
One of the most colorful and revered figures in world cinema, Armenian Sergei Parajanov (1924-1990) burst upon the international film world in 1964 with Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, one of the most dazzling movies ever made.
Jul 31, 2013 · Paradjanov: Film Review. Directors Serge Avedikian and Olena Fetisova's suitably idiosyncratic biopic centers on the eccentric Armenian-born Soviet director Sergei Paradjanov.
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The movies of Sergei Parajanov frequently turn up on various lists of the greatest films of the 20th century and of all time, along with Chaplin‘s City Lights, Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, Fellini‘s La Dolce Vita, Antonioni‘s Blowup, Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, Godard‘s Breathless, Hitchcock‘s Vertigo, Bunuel‘s Andalusian Dog ...
