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Sergei Parajanov (1924–1990)

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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. After studying film and music, Parajanov became an assistant director at the Dovzhenko studios in Kiev... See full bio »

Born:

Sarkis Parajanian
in Tiflis, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

Died:

(age 66) in Yerevan, USSR [now Armenia]
Vartanov filmed Sergei Paradjanov in 1968 on the set of The Color of Pomegranates (Sayat Nova). Sergei Parajanov and Mikhail Vartanov in Parajanov: The Last Spring Mikhail Vartanov's "Parajanov: The Last Spring"
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Hide HideDirector (18 titles)
1992 Parajanov: The Last Spring (documentary) (segment "The Confession")
 
1990 The Confession
 
1988 Ashik Kerib
 
1985 Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme (documentary short)
 
1984 The Legend of Suram Fortress
 
1980 Return to Life (documentary short)
 
1968 The Color of Pomegranates
 
1967 Hakob Hovnatanyan (documentary short)
 
1966 Kivski Freski (short)
 
1965 Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
 
1962 Tsvetok na kamne
 
1961 Ukrainian Rhapsody
 
1959 Pervyy paren
 
1957 Dumka (short)
 
1957 Natalya Uzhviy
 
1957 Zolotye ruki (documentary short)
 
1954 Andriesh
 
1951 Moldavian Fairy Tale
 
Show ShowWriter (11 titles)
1992 Parajanov: The Last Spring (documentary) (film "The Confession")
 
1990 Swan Lake: The Zone
 
1990 The Confession
 
1980 Return to Life (documentary short)
 
1968 The Color of Pomegranates (writer)
 
1967 Hakob Hovnatanyan (documentary short)
 
1966 Kivski Freski (short)
 
1965 Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
 
1957 Dumka (short)
 
1957 Natalya Uzhviy (written by)
 
1951 Moldavian Fairy Tale (screenplay)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1992 Parajanov: The Last Spring (documentary) (collage artist)
 
1968 The Color of Pomegranates (choreographer)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1980 Return to Life (documentary short) (producer)
 
1966 Kivski Freski (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
1988 Ashik Kerib
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 The Debridement of Rome (short) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2006 Erased Faces II (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Paradjanov: A Requiem
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1992 Parajanov: The Last Spring (documentary)
Himself - Maestro
 
1990 Sergei Paradjanov, the Exile (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1984 Cinématon (documentary)
Himself (1988)
 
1980 Return to Life (documentary short)
Himself
 
1979 Ashkharums (documentary short)
Himself
 
1969 Paradjanov: The Color of Armenian Land (documentary short)
Himself, directs "The Color of Pomegranates"
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2010 Moy otets Evgeniy (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 I Died in Childhood... (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Paradzhanov (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Parajanov. The Last Collage (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Bobo (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Ashkharums (documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 Islands (documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

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4 Biographical Movies  | 11 Articles  | See more »

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YouTube | parajanov.com [United States] films and bio | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sergei Paradjanov | Sergueï Paradjanov | Sergei Paradzhanov
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One of his favorite filmmakers was Pier Paolo Pasolini. See more »

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