PARAJANOV TRIPTYCH
Arabesques on the Theme of Pirosmani
Director
Sergei Parajanov
Cinematographer
Nodar Paliashvili
Editor
Marfa Ponomarenko
Music
Jansug Kakhidze
Website
1985
USSR, Georgia
21 min
Color
A documentary about the great, but marginal Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani. Using footage of the details and themes of Pirosmani's colorful paintings, Parajanov creates a captivating and mysterious portrait of Georgia.
Directors' Biography
One of the greatest masters of cinema, Sergei Parajanov created two masterpieces in a row, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1964) and The Color of Pomegranates (1969), had such legendary fans as Fellini, Godard, and Tarkovsky, and was imprisoned three times. His artworks, and particularly his Mona Lisa collages, put him in the company of Picasso and Warhol.
Director
Sergei Parajanov
Cinematographer
Nodar Paliashvili
Editor
Marfa Ponomarenko
Music
Jansug Kakhidze
Website
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