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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.
Sergey Parajanov was an Armenian film director, screenwriter and artist. Before 1963 he directed four non-remarkable full-length feature and three short documentary films. In 1964 his «Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors» («Wild Horses of Fire»), brought him world fame.
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.
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.
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.
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.
May 24, 2018 · “The Color of Pomegranates,” also known as “Sayat Nova,” made by the Soviet director Sergei Parajanov (1924-1990) is one. Completed in 1968 but not seen abroad for more than a decade...
Dec 2, 2019 · Sergei Parajanov is remembered as one of the Soviet Union’s most unique visionaries, though during his lifetime he was hounded as a dangerous subversive under the state’s iron insistence on conformity.
Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov was an Armenian film director and screenwriter. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers to be one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in cinema history.
