Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Sergei Parajanov	...	Himself - Maestro
	Sofiko Chiaureli	...	Mother in 'The Confession'
	Mikhail Vartanov	...	Himself
	Yuri Mgoyan	...	Relative in 'The Confession'
	Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy	...	Himself, Tarkovsky's actor
	Leila Alibegashvilli	...	Herself, Parajanov's actress
	Suren Shakhbazyan	...	Himself, DP of Sayat Nova
	Suren Parajanov	...	Himself (as Suren Paradjanov)
	Svetlana Paradjanov	...	Herself (as Svetlana Paradjanova)
	Irakli Kvirikadze	...	Himself
	Gaiane Khachaturian	...	Herself, Painter (as Gayane Khachatryan)
	Rezo Chkheidze	...	Himself, Writer
	Silva Kaputikyan	...	Herself, Poet
	Aleksandr Atanesyan	...	Himself
	Bella Akhmadulina	...	Herself, Poet

Storyline

Mikhail Vartanov's influential documentary about the imprisoned genius Sergei Parajanov who was persecuted "during the height of his artistic power," for his unruly life style and non-conformist masterpieces -- "The Color of Pomegranates" and "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" -- hailed as some of the greatest motion pictures of the 20th century. Made in a blockaded, war-torn Armenia, under the prohibitive conditions of only one hour daily limit of electricity, Parajanov: The Last Spring caused a sensation at its premieres in Russia and Armenia and influenced numerous future books, writings, and films. After the premiere in Russia, Tonino Guerra, the screenwriter of Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni, wrote: Mikhail Vartanov's film, Parajanov: The Last Spring, about the last days of our great Parajanov, excited and filled me with the strength to resume the way of the magnificent tale that the Maestro had taken... Written by PARAJANOV.com  

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