Parajanov: The Last Spring
| Parajanov: The Last Spring Փարաջանով. Վերջին գարուն Параджанов: Последняя весна | |
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| Directed by | Mikhail Vartanov |
| Written by | Mikhail Vartanov Martiros Vartanov |
| Starring | Sergei Parajanov Sofiko Chiaureli Mikhail Vartanov Aleksandr Kaidanovsky Silva Kaputikyan Bella Akhmadulina |
| Distributed by | Parajanov-Vartanov Institute |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Countries | Armenia United States |
| Language | Russian/Armenian/English |
Parajanov: The Last Spring (Russian: Параджанов: Последняя весна, romanized: Paradzhanov: Poslednyaya vesna; Armenian: Փարաջանով. Վերջին գարուն, romanized: P'arajanov. Verjin garun; French: Paradjanov : Le dernier printemps) is a 1992 award-winning documentary by the Russian-Armenian filmmaker Mikhail Vartanov, that also includes the complete surviving footage of Sergei Parajanov's unfinished last film The Confession, Vartanov's behind-the-scenes sequences of Parajanov at work on the shooting of the Color of Pomegranates and other material. Featured in 7th Annual Russian Academy of Cinema Arts Awards (1993).
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2003—Beverly Hills Film Festival: Golden Palm Award
- 1993—Nika Awards: Best Documentary Film
- 1995—San Francisco International Film Festival: Golden Gate Award
- 2012— Busan International Film Festival: Eternal Travelers for Freedom Retrospective
Quotes
[edit]- "Mikhail Vartanov...made a wonderful film Parajanov: The Last Spring." Martin Scorsese[1][2]
- "Mikhail Vartanov's film Parajanov: The Last Spring...exemplifies the power of art over any limitations." Francis Ford Coppola[3][4]
- "Mikhail Vartanov's fascinating document Parajanov: The Last Spring...is an important and alluring film for all those who love the form of cinema..." Jim Jarmusch[5]
Bibliography
[edit]- Dixon & Foster. "A Short History of Film." New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780813542690
- Schneider, Steven. "501 Directores de Cine." Barcelona, Spain: Grijalbo, 2008. ISBN 9788425342646
- "Francis Ford Coppola recognizes…" Hollywood Reporter (20 October 2015)
- Perreault, Luc. "Paradjanov - The Last Spring." "La Presse" a12, 14 June 1994 (French language)
- Thomas, Kevin. "Intoxicating spirit." "Los Angeles Times" (1 January 2004).
References
[edit]- ^ Martin Scorsese on Vartanov Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hollywood Reporter on Vartanov
- ^ Francis Ford Coppola on Vartanov Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Coppola on Vartanov
- ^ Jim Jarmusch on Vartanov
External links
[edit]- Parajanov.com
- Parajanov: The Last Spring at IMDb
- Francis Ford Coppola about Parajanov: The Last Spring
- Channel 1 Moscow on Parajanov: The Last Spring
- Parajanov: The Last Spring TV clip
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