The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Documentary about the life of Sergei Parajanov, a prominent Soviet-era filmmaker who was active in Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia and was persecuted by the communist government for his views on the pretext of his homosexuality, which was a crime in the USSR. The centerpiece of this documentary is Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, a 1965 movie directed by Parajanov, that awakened the Ukrainian national consciousness which had been suppressed by decades of Soviet rule.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Harry TamrazianDirector
- Harry TamrazianScreenplay
Cast
- Sergei ParajanovSelf (archival footage, voice)
- Larysa KadochnykovaSelf
- Marina VladySelf
- Svetlana ShcherbatyukSelf
- Patrick CazalsSelf
- Suren ParajanovSelf