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).
| 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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Countries | Armenia United States |
| Language | Russian/Armenian/English |
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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