Sergei Parajanov
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Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. His films are known for their poetic, non-linear, and symbolic nature. Widely considered by filmmakers, film critics, and film
Parajanov in 1978
Parajanov's childhood house in Tbilisi
Mugshot of Parajanov
Parajanov Oil on Canvas 1994
The Legend of Suram Fortress
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The Legend of the Suram Fortress is a 1985 Soviet art film directed by Georgian director Sergei Parajanov and Georgian actor Dodo Abashidze. Sergei Parajanov's first film after 15 years of censorship
Sergei Parajanov
…spurred Parajanov to resume his passion for cinema. With the encouragement of various Georgian intellectuals, he directed the multi-award-winning film The Legend of Suram Fortress, along with Dodo Abashidze, based on a novella by Daniel Chonkadze. This was his first return to cinema since Sayat-Nova fifteen years earlier. In 1988…
The Legend of Suram Fortress