Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1924.
This statue is based on this picture:
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After graduating from VGIK (State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow) he started to work as a film director in Kiev, Ukraine.
First success came with the film “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” released in 1965, on Dovzhenko film studio. Then was “Color of Pomegranate” or “Sayat-Nova”, released in 1969, studio “Armenfilm”.
In 1973 he was unjustly accused and put in jail for 5 years. Parajanov served up to 4 years in high security prison but was liberated due to the worldwide pressure.
Authorities refused him to work in Kiev and in the end of 1977 he found himself in native city of Tbilisi.
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1924.
This statue is based on this picture:
georgianphotographers.com/wp-content/uploads/users/world-...
After graduating from VGIK (State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow) he started to work as a film director in Kiev, Ukraine.
First success came with the film “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” released in 1965, on Dovzhenko film studio. Then was “Color of Pomegranate” or “Sayat-Nova”, released in 1969, studio “Armenfilm”.
In 1973 he was unjustly accused and put in jail for 5 years. Parajanov served up to 4 years in high security prison but was liberated due to the worldwide pressure.
Authorities refused him to work in Kiev and in the end of 1977 he found himself in native city of Tbilisi.