Sergei Parajanov
Directing
- Born
- January 9, 1924 · Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]
- Died
- June 21, 1990 (age 66)
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.
Known for
The Color of Pomegranates
October 1, 1969
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
October 18, 1965
Ashik Kerib
July 3, 1988
The Legend of the Suram Fortress
December 1, 1985
Andriesh
January 1, 1954
Kyiv Frescoes
May 9, 1966
Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
October 7, 1985
Hakob Hovnatanyan
January 1, 1967
Ukrainian Rhapsody
September 25, 1961
Swan Lake: The Zone
June 13, 1990
The First Lad
July 11, 1959
Flower on the Stone
September 9, 1963
Behind the camera23
- 2026La Couleur de la grenade Original Film Writer
- 2021Carmen Story
- 2020Parajanov Triptych Writer, Director
- 1992Parajanov: The Last Spring Director, Screenplay
- 1990The Confession Director, Screenplay
- 1990Swan Lake: The Zone Writer
- 1989Etudes on Vrubel Screenplay
- 1988Ashik Kerib Director, Production Design
- 1985The Legend of the Suram Fortress Director
- 1985Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme