Sergei Parajanov

The Legend of Suram Fortress

Admin — Sun, 01 Dec 1985 00:00:00 +0000

A film version of a well-known Georgian folk-tale. A young boy has to be immured into the walls of a fortress in order to stop it from crumbling to pieces.

The Color of Pomegranates

Admin — Wed, 01 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0000

The life of revered the 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova’s dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Admin — Fri, 03 Sep 1965 00:00:00 +0000

In a Carpathian village, Ivan falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of his father’s killer. When tragedy befalls her, his grief lasts months; finally he rejoins the colorful life around him, marrying Palagna. She wants children but his mind stays on his lost love. To recapture his attention, Palagna tries sorcery, and in the process comes under the spell of the sorcerer, publicly humiliating Ivan, who then fights the sorcerer. The lively rhythms of village life, the work and the holidays, the pageant and revelry of weddings and funerals, the change of seasons, and nature’s beauty give proportion to Ivan’s tragedy.

The Flower on the Stone

Admin — Tue, 11 Dec 1962 00:00:00 +0000

Set in a mining town in the Donets Basin, it centres on a clash between the political establishment and a religious cult which infiltrates the community.

Ukrainian Rhapsody

Admin — Sun, 31 Dec 1961 00:00:00 +0000

Singer Oksana has lost her beloved in the war. Everyone thinks he perished, but actually he was taken prisoner, then ran away, hid, fell into American hands, and… Finally, he returns to his village, and meets Oksana. —Yerevan International Film Festival

Golden Hands

Admin — Mon, 01 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0000

Parajanov’s documentary about Ukrainian art.

Andriesh

Admin — Fri, 01 Jan 1954 00:00:00 +0000

An adaptation of a fairy tale by Moldovan writer Emilian Bukov.