Sergei Parajanov
Directing
Sergei Parajanov (Armenian: Սերգեյ Փարաջանով; Russian: Серге́й Ио́сифович Параджа́нов; Georgian: სერგო ფარაჯანოვი; Ukrainian: Сергій Йо́сипович Параджа́нов; sometimes spelled Paradzhanov or Paradjanov; January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and artist of Armenian descent who made significant contributions to Soviet cinematography through Ukrainian, Georgian, and Armenian cinema. One of the representatives of the Ukrainian poetic cinema movement. He pioneered the collage genre in Ukrainian visual arts, which he created on the basis of conceptualism, although during his lifetime these works remained underground and only appeared in exhibitions after the artist's death.
Known for
Directing19
movieParajanov Triptych
2020
Director
movieThe Confession
1990
Director
movieAshik Kerib
1988
Director
movieHakob Hovnatanyan
1967
Director
movieKyiv Frescoes
1966
Director
movieFlower on the Stone
1963
Director
movieUkrainian Rhapsody
1961
Director
movieNatalia Uzhviy
1959
Director
movieThe First Lad
1959
Director
movieGolden Hands
1957
Director
movieDumka
1957
Director
movieAndriesh
1954
Director
movieAndriesh
1952
Director
Acting28
movieA Sentimental Journey to the Parajanov Planet
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieParajanov. A Ticket to Eternity
2018
Self (archival footage, voice)
Memories of «Sayat Nova»
2006
Himsef (archival footage)
I Died in Childhood...
2004
Himself (archive footage)
movieSergei Parajanov: The Rebel
2003
Interviewee
movieParadjanov
1998
Himself (archive footage)
movieIvan Mykolaichuk. Dedication
1998
Self (archive footage)
movieParadjanov, le dernier collage
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieParadjanov: A Requiem
1994
Himsef (archival footage)
movieSergei Parajanov. A Visit
1994
Self (archival footage, voice)
movieSolitude perdue
1991
Himself
movieIvan Mykolaichuk. Trizna
1989
(self) [uncredited]
movieIslands
1987
Himself (archive footage)
movieCinématon
1978
N°1083
movieThe Mirror Parajanov
Self (archive footage)
Writing14
movieLa Couleur de la grenade
2026
Original Film Writer
movieCarmen
2021
Story
movieParajanov: The Last Spring
1992
Screenplay
movieThe Confession
1990
Screenplay
movieEtudes on Vrubel
1989
Screenplay
movieKyiv Frescoes
1966
Writer
movieAndriesh
1952
Screenplay
Art2
movieAshik Kerib
1988
Production Design
movieThe Color of Pomegranates
1969
Art Direction
Crew2
movieThe Color of Pomegranates
1969
Choreographer