A towering achievement of world cinema, Sergei Parajanov’s modernist landmark fuses folkloric traditions, animistic mysticism, and hallucinatory visual invention. Adapted from a 1911 novella by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors follows Ivanko, a young Hutsul peasant who experiences both the depths of grief and glimmers of hope as he attempts to move beyond his first love, Marichka. Steeped in the earthy atmosphere of the Carpathian Mountains, and featuring kinetic, radiantly colorful cinematography by Yuri Illienko and a collagelike experimental soundtrack, Parajanov’s film is a singularly mythopoeic work of art.
Director: Sergei Parajanov. AKA Тіні забутих предків / Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Writers: Ivan Chendej (screenplay), Mikhail Kotsiubinsky, (based on novel by), Sergei Parajanov (screenplay).
Stars: Ivan Mikolaychuk, Larisa Kadochnikova,
Tatyana Bestayeva, Spartak Bagashvili, Nikolay Grinko, Leonid Yengibarov, Nina Alisova, Aleksandr Gai, Neonila Gnepovskaya, Aleksandr Raydanov, Igor Dzyura, Valentina Glinko.
Cinematographer: Yuri Illienko, Viktor Bestayev (uncredited).
Composer: Miroslav Skorik.
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Here’s another masterpiece that was recently announced to be released on Bluray by Criterion. As you know I usually don’t upload films that are in print in Region 1 DVDs or Blurays but considering the historic importance of this film and of Parajanov and also the fact that 60+ years had to pass for a North American label to finally announce a release of the film I decided to make an exception and upload it anyway, but for limited time, this film will remain available on the site only until December 31, so please grab it while you can. Enjoy!
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