Sergei Parajanov
Biography
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.
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Movies (45)
A Sentimental Journey to the Parajanov Planet
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Carmen
Story (Writing)
2021
Parajanov Triptych
Director (Directing)
2020
Parajanov. A Ticket to Eternity
as Self (archival footage, voice)
2018
L'Artifice et le factice
as Self
2012
Sergei Parajanov, The Exile
as Himself
2009
Memories of «Sayat Nova»
as Himsef (archival footage)
2006
I Died in Childhood...
as Himself (archive footage)
2004
A Dangerously Free Man
as himself
2004
Sergei Parajanov: The Rebel
as Interviewee
2003
Andrey Tarkovsky & Sergey Paradzhanov: Islands
2003
Paradjanov
as Himself (archive footage)
1998
The Isle Paradjanov
as Self
1995
Parajanov, The Last Collage
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Paradjanov: A Requiem
as Himsef (archival footage)
1994
Paradzhanov: Christ score in C major
1994
Sergei Parajanov. A Visit
as Self (archival footage, voice)
1994
Parajanov: The Last Spring
as Himself
1992
Solitude perdue
as Himself
1991
I am Sergei Parajanov!
as Himself
1990
The Confession
Director (Directing)
1990
Swan Lake: The Zone
Writer (Writing)
1990
MIGNOR
1990
Etudes on Vrubel
Screenplay (Writing)
1989
Cinématon n°1083: Sergueï Paradjanov
as Cinéaste
1988
Ashik Kerib
Director (Directing)
1988
Islands
as Himself (archive footage)
1987
The Legend of Suram Fortress
Director (Directing)
1985
Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
Director (Directing)
1985
Paradjanov Libéré
1982
Return to Life
as Self
1980
Cinématon
as N°1083
1978
The Color of Armenian Land
as Himself
1969
The Color of Pomegranates
Director (Directing)
1969
Hakob Hovnatanyan
Director (Directing)
1967
Kyiv Frescoes
Director (Directing)
1966
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Director (Directing)
1965
Flower on the Stone
Director (Directing)
1963
Ukrainian Rhapsody
Director (Directing)
1961
Natalia Uzhviy
Director (Directing)
1959
The First Lad
Director (Directing)
1959
Golden Hands
Director (Directing)
1957
Dumka
Director (Directing)
1957
Andriesh
Director (Directing)
1954
Andriesh
Screenplay (Writing)
1952