The Color of Pomegranates” was no exception. The use of Armenian artifacts, instruments and everyday items was extremely common in the film, with every scene featuring some collage of these pieces.

The legacy and inspiration of Soviet director Sergei Parajanov is at the center of I Will Revenge This World With Love – S.

“Parajanov is a really fascinating filmmaker who is really into recreating folk culture with a lot of detail,” said Eggers. “And he does these beautiful tableaus that are interpretation[s ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Embassy of Armenia in the U.S., in collaboration with Things to do DC, organized a cultural evening ...

When thinking of Armenian cinema, the names of Sergei Parajanov and Artavazd Peleshyan come to mind. These two titans are influential not only for Armenian or Soviet cinema but world film heritage.

On Wednesday, I saw a double feature of Sergei Parajanov’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) and The Color of Pomegranates (1969) at the Gene Siskel Film Center. The latter is a ...

Sergei Paradjanov, the great Soviet filmmaker of Armenian origin who was born and grew up in Tbilisi, Georgia, studied film in Moscow and worked for many years in Ukraine, talks on camera to Fotos ...

Three short films by Sergei Parajanov, Hakob Hovnatanyan (1967), Kyiv Frescoes (1966) and Arabesques on the Theme of Pirosmani (1986). Scanned and restored from the original camera negatives in 4K ...

The legacy of Sergei Parajanov is honored with the world premiere of "The Lilac Wind of Paradjanov," 37 years after his first visit to the festival. Filmmaker Ali Khamraev, accompanied by ...

is best known for her role as Marichka in the film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors directed by Sergei Parajanov. The actress was born on August 30, 1937 and still actively plays in the theater ...

The "Nosferatu" writer/director's selections included "Death in Venice," "Demon Pond," and the subversive work of Tod Browning.