Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)

Parajanov: The Last Spring

1992

1h 0m

4.5

4.5/10

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""Exemplifies the power of art" —Francis Ford Coppola"

Overview

Made in wartime and edited in candlelight, Vartanov's rarely-seen masterpiece tells about his friendship with the genius Parajanov who was imprisoned by KGB "at the height of his fame ". Vartanov resurrects the riveting scenes from his banned 1969 film The Color of Armenian Land, where Paradjanov concocts the chef-d'oeuvre The Color of Pomegranates - widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time - then reveals the shocking request Parajanov sent him in unpublished 1974 letters from Ukrainian prisons. Vartanov's camera documents Parajanov's staggering last day at work in 1990 during the making of the unfinished Confession - which survives in The Last Spring - as Parajanov comments on this cherished autobiographical film. The foremost achievement of The Last Spring, emphasized by 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.

Status: Released

Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies

Varda Nova Films

Production Countries

Armenia United States of America

Spoken Languages

Armenian English Georgian Russian Ukrainian

Quick Facts

Original Title	Параджанов: Последняя весна
Release Date	December 30, 1992
Status	Released
Language	RU
IMDb ID	tt0293496
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