The Films Of Sergei Paradjanov

Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors (1964)

Category: Foreign | Director: Sergei Parajanov | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Nina Alisova, Nikolai Grinko

Lyric Russian fantasy is set in a remote 19th-century Carpathian village, where a young man tries to cope with the loss of his lover and his family, only to find himself lost in the past. Striking color ... more

The Legend Of Suram Fortress (1984)

Category: Foreign | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Yuri Mgoyan, Veronika Metonidze, Levan Natroshvili

Sergei Paradjanov's fantasy, based on an ancient legend, about a young man who agrees to be entombed in order to save his Georgian comrades in their fight against invaders. With Levani Outchanechvili. ... more

Ashik Kerib (Ahug-Karibi) (1988)

Category: Foreign | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Yuri Mgoyan, Veronika Metonidze, Levan Natroshvili

Sergei Paradjanov's final film is a sumptuously realized saga about a wandering minstrel who goes on a wondrous journey filled with adventure and danger in order to marry the daughter of a wealthy merchant. ... more

The Color Of Pomegranates (1969)/Paradjanov: A Requiem (1994)

Category: Foreign | Director: Sergei Paradzhanov | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Sofiko Chiaureli

Censored by Soviet officials, Sergei Paradjanov's lavish film follows 18th-century Armenian poet Sayat Nova's incredible life, from carpet weaver's apprentice to archbishop to martyr. The lyrical, image-laden ... more

The Legend Of Suram Fortress (1984)/Ashik Kerib (1988)

Category: Foreign | Director: Dodo Abashidze | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Yuri Mgoyan, Veronika Metonidze, Levan Natroshvili

"The Legend of Suram Fortress," Sergei Paradjanov's fantasy, based on an ancient legend, concerns a young man who agrees to be entombed in order to save his Georgian comrades in their fight against invaders. ... more

Crystal Star (Morozko) (1964)

Category: Foreign | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Aleksandr Khvylya, Natasha Sedykh, Eduard Izotov

Based on a fairy tale, this Russian fantasy film tells the story of a boy and girl who endure many a frightening obstacle on their path to happiness. The Cinderella-like girl meets her beloved while ... more

Kingdom Of Crooked Mirrors (1964)

Category: Foreign | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format:

Lively children's fable from Russia about a stubborn little girl with bad habits who won't listen to anyone. Stumbling upon a magic mirror that allows her to meet her reflection, which embodies all ... more

Commissar (1965)

Category: Foreign | Director: Aleksandr Askoldov | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Raisa Nedashkovskaya, Otar Koberidze, Rolan Bykov

Banned in Russia for 20 years, this powerful drama tells the story of a Red Army Commander who is forced to stay with a Jewish family after realizing she is pregnant. During her stay, she assimilates ... more

Larisa Shepitko

Category: Foreign | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Gopi (Gopi), Lalitha Azeez, Kaviyoor Ponamma

This two-disc set features two films by Russian director Larisa Shepitko, whose promising career was tragically cut short when she was killed in a car accident in 1979. First, a female fighter pilot ... more