Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov (Armenian: Սերգեյ Փարաջանով; Russian: Серге́й Ио́сифович Параджа́нов; Georgian: სერგო ფარაჯანოვი; Ukrainian: Сергій Йо́сипович Параджа́нов; sometimes spelled Paradzhanov or Paradjanov; January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and artist of Armenian descent who made significant contributions to Soviet cinematography through Ukrainian, Georgian, and Armenian cinema. One of the representatives of the Ukrainian poetic cinema movement. He pioneered the collage genre in Ukrainian visual arts, which he created on the basis of conceptualism, although during his lifetime these works remained underground and only appeared in exhibitions after the artist's death.
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Sergei Parajanov filmography
La Couleur de la grenade
Original Film Writer
A Sentimental Journey to the Parajanov Planet
as Self (archive footage)
Carmen
Story
Parajanov Triptych
Director, Writer
Parajanov. A Ticket to Eternity
as Self (archival footage, voice)
L'Artifice et le factice
as SelfSergei Parajanov, The Exile
as HimselfMemories of «Sayat Nova»
In Memory Of · as Himsef (archival footage)I Died in Childhood...
as Himself (archive footage)
A Dangerously Free Man
as himself
Sergei Parajanov: The Rebel
as IntervieweeAndrey Tarkovsky & Sergey Paradzhanov: Islands
2003
Paradjanov
as Himself (archive footage)
Ivan Mykolaichuk. Dedication
as Self (archive footage)The Isle Paradjanov
as Self
Paradjanov, le dernier collage
as Self (archive footage)
Paradjanov: A Requiem
as Himsef (archival footage)
Paradzhanov: Christ score in C major
1994
Sergei Parajanov. A Visit
as Self (archival footage, voice)
Parajanov: The Last Spring
Director, Screenplay · as Himself
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Who is Sergei Parajanov?+
Sergei Parajanov was a Soviet-Armenian director celebrated for his highly stylized, poetic approach to filmmaking that blended folklore, allegory, and non-linear narrative.
What is Sergei Parajanov known for?+
He is best known for his films The Color of Pomegranates and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, which were central to the Ukrainian poetic cinema movement.
Which company is Sergei Parajanov associated with?+
He frequently worked with the Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv, where he developed much of his distinct aesthetic before facing censorship and imprisonment by Soviet authorities.
