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Wednesday, Aug 9, 2017
7 PM (92 mins)
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BAMPFA
Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors
(Tini zabutikh predkiv)
BAMPFA Collection Print
Ivan Mykolaichuk, Larisa Kadochnikova, Tatyana Bestayeva, Spartak Bagashvili,
With this gorgeous picture set among a small Ukrainian sect, Sergei Paradjanov “was the first to indicate the degree to which folklore and local artistic tradition could once again become a source of visual wealth in Soviet national cinema. In the beautiful but fierce Carpathian Mountains, an environment of overwhelming Christian-pagan rituals, demonology, and constant struggle with overpowering elements, a story of love unfolds. Adopting the great master Dovzhenko’s use of symbolism and metaphor, and his lyric photography, Paradjanov adds a dynamically active camera suited to the requirements of his energetic and temperamental character” (Yvette Biro).
FILM DETAILS
Screenwriter
- Sergei Parajanov
- Ivan Chendei
Based On
the novel Wild Horses of Fire by M. Kotsiubinsky and on Western Ukrainian folklore
Cinematographer
- Yuri Ilyenko
Language
- Ukrainian
- with English subtitles
Print Info
- Color
- 35mm
- 92 mins
Source
- BAMPFA
Permission
- Kino Lorber