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Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)
60 min | Documentary

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Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)

60 min | Documentary

Filmed in wartime and edited under candlelight, Mikhail Vartanov's rarely-seen masterwork tells of his friendship with the genius Sergei Parajanov who was arrested by KGB, at the height of his fame, for the outspoken criticism of the ...See moreFilmed in wartime and edited under candlelight, Mikhail Vartanov's rarely-seen masterwork tells of his friendship with the genius Sergei Parajanov who was arrested by KGB, at the height of his fame, for the outspoken criticism of the Soviet regime. Vartanov resurrects the riveting scenes from his banned 1969 film, The Color of Armenian Land, where Paradjanov concocts the chef-d'oeuvre Sayat Nova (The Color of Pomegranates) - widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time - then reveals a shocking secret request Parajanov sent him in an unpublished 1974 letter from the Ukrainian prisons. Vartanov's camera documents Parajanov's staggering last day at work in 1990 during the making of the unfinished Confession - the original camera negative of which survives in Parajanov: The Last Spring - as Parajanov comments on this cherished autobiographical film. The foremost achievement of The Last Spring, emphasized by the American and European critics, is Vartanov's exquisite wordless montage that "evoked the very soul" of Parajanov and earned the praise of many of cinema's greatest masters, such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. Written by PARAJANOV.com See less

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Sergei Parajanov Self - Maestro Self - Maestro See fewer	Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
Mikhail Vartanov Self Self See fewer	Erased Faces (1987)
Sofiko Chiaureli Mother in 'The Confession' Mother in 'The Confession' See fewer	The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy Self - Tarkovsky's actor Self - Tarkovsky's actor See fewer	Stalker (1979)
Yuri Mgoyan Relative in 'The Confession' Relative in 'The Confession' See fewer	Ashik Kerib (1988)
Leila Alibegashvilli Self - Parajanov's actress Self - Parajanov's actress See fewer	The Legend of Suram Fortress (1985)
Suren Shakhbazyan Self - DP of Sayat Nova Self - DP of Sayat Nova See fewer	Priblizheniye k budushchemu (1986)
Suren Parajanov Self (as Suren Paradjanov) Self (as Suren Paradjanov) See fewer	Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)
Svetlana Paradjanov Self (as Svetlana Paradjanova) Self (as Svetlana Paradjanova) See fewer	Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)
Irakli Kvirikadze Self Self See fewer	Small Town of Anara (1978)
Gaiane Khachaturian Self - Painter (as Gayane Khachatryan) Self - Painter (as Gayane Khachatryan) See fewer	Georgianoi zografoi (1990)
Rezo Chkheidze Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Father of a Soldier (1964)
Silva Kaputikyan Self - Poet Self - Poet See fewer	Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)
Alexander Atanesyan Self (as Aleksandr Atanesyan) Self (as Aleksandr Atanesyan) See fewer	24 Hours (2000)
Bella Akhmadulina Self - Poet Self - Poet See fewer	Chistye prudy (1965)
Boris Messerer Self - Bolshoi Theater Artist Self - Bolshoi Theater Artist See fewer	Twelve Chairs (1977)
Edgar Baghdasaryan Self Self See fewer	The Simon's Way (2017)
Svetlana Vartanov Self (as Svetlana Manucharian) Self (as Svetlana Manucharian) See fewer	The Confession (1990)
Eldar Shengelaia Self Self See fewer	Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story (1983)
Giorgi Shengelaia Self Self See fewer	Pirosmani (1969)