The legacy and inspiration of Soviet director Sergei Paradjanov is at the centre of this new documentary from director Zara Jian.
There is an impressive array of auteur directors interviewed including Atom Egoyan, Tarsem Singh and Emir Kusturica, as well as other artists such as Russian actress-in-exile Chulpan Khamatova, who discuss the impact of Paradjanov’s cinema on their lives and work. The Georgian-born Parajanov became a revolutionary force in international cinema with ‘Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors’ (1965), his first film to reject the socialist realism of officially-sanctioned Soviet cinema in favour of a more experimental, poetic visual storytelling. He 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. (Subtitles)
Armenia 2024 Zara Jian 110m
