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Sergei Parajanov

Jan 09, 1924 - Jun 21, 1990 (66 years old) in Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR

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

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Cinématon
N°1083
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The Last Days of Humanity
Self (archive footage)
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Parajanov: The Last Spring
Himself
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The Color of Armenian Land
Himself
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Sergei Parajanov. A Visit
Self (archival footage, voice)
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L'Artifice et le factice
Self
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Memories of «Sayat Nova»
Himsef (archival footage)
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I Died in Childhood...
Himself (archive footage)
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Sergei Parajanov: The Rebel
Interviewee
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Islands
Himself (archive footage)

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