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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.
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.
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...
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 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.
