Back Sergei Parajanov AN سيرغي باراجانوف Arabic سيرجى باراجانوف ARZ Sergey Paracanov AZ Сяргей Іосіфавіч Параджанаў BE Сяргей Параджанаў BE-X-OLD Сергей Параджанов Bulgarian সের্গেই প্যারাজনভ Bengali/Bangla Sergej Paradžanov BS Serguei Paradjànov Catalan
Sergei Parajanov | |
|---|---|
 Parajanov in 1978 | |
| Born | Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov January 9, 1924 Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | July 20, 1990 (aged 66) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Komitas Pantheon, Yerevan, Armenia |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1951–1990 |
| Spouses |
|
| Children | 1 |
Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov[a][b][c] (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.[2][3]
Parajanov was born to ethnic Armenians in Georgia. He studied in Russia at Moscow's Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography under the tutualge of Ukrainian filmmakers Igor Savchenko and Oleksandr Dovzhenko, and began his career as professional film director in 1954. Parajanov became increasingly disenchanted of his films as well as the state sanctioned art style of socialist realism, prominent throughout the Soviet Union. His film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, his first major work which diverged from socialist realism, and gave him international acclaim.[4] He would later disown and proclaim his films made before 1965 as "garbage."[2] Parajanov subsequently directed The Color of Pomegranates, which was met with widespread acclaim among filmmakers, and is often considered one of the greatest films ever made.[5]
Parajanov was a closeted bisexual, which exposed him to increased legal scrutiny from Soviet authorities over his personal life, his films, and political involvement surrounding Ukrainian nationalism.[6][7][8] Nearly all of his film projects from 1965 to 1973 were banned by the Soviet film administrations, many without discussion.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
- ^ Sergei Paradzhanov and Zaven Sarkisian, Kaleidoskop Paradzhanov: Risunok, kollazh, assambliazh (Yerevan: Muzei Sergeiia Paradzhanova, 2008), p.8
- ^ a b "Where to begin with Sergei Parajanov". BFI. December 2, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 517–521. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^ Steffen, James (2013). The cinema of Sergei Parajanov. Wisconsin film studies. Madison, Wis: The University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-29654-4.
- ^ "Critics' top 100 | BFI". February 7, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Out of the shadows: Sergei Parajanov". BFI. January 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Arminfo: Ukraine exonerates Sergei Parajanov". arminfo.info. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Celebrating 100 Years of Soviet Filmmaker Sergei Parajanov". International Relations Review. February 13, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.