Sergei Parajanov
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 9, 1924
- Died
- June 21, 1990
- Birthplace
- Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]
Sergei Parajanov (Armenian: Սերգեյ Փարաջանով; Russian: Серге́й Ио́сифович Параджа́нов; Georgian: სერგო ფარაჯანოვი; Ukrainian: Сергій Йо́сипович Параджа́нов; sometimes spelled Paradzhanov or Paradjanov; January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and artist of Armenian descent who made significant contributions to Soviet cinematography through Ukrainian, Georgian, and Armenian cinema. One of the representatives of the Ukrainian poetic cinema movement. He pioneered the collage genre in Ukrainian visual arts, which he created on the basis of conceptualism, although during his lifetime these works remained underground and only appeared in exhibitions after the artist's death.
Filmography
The Mirror Parajanov TBA
as Self (archive footage)
La Couleur de la grenade 2026
Original Film Writer
A Sentimental Journey to the Parajanov Planet 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Carmen 2021
Story
Parajanov Triptych 2020
Director, Writer
Parajanov. A Ticket to Eternity 2018
as Self (archival footage, voice)
L'Artifice et le factice 2012
as Self
- Sergei Parajanov, The Exile
Sergei Parajanov, The Exile 2009
as Himself
- Memories of «Sayat Nova»
Memories of «Sayat Nova» 2006
as Himsef (archival footage), In Memory Of
- I Died in Childhood...
I Died in Childhood... 2004
as Himself (archive footage)
A Dangerously Free Man 2004
as himself
- Andrey Tarkovsky & Sergey Paradzhanov: Islands
Andrey Tarkovsky & Sergey Paradzhanov: Islands 2003
Actor
Sergei Parajanov: The Rebel 2003
as Interviewee
Paradjanov 1998
as Himself (archive footage)
Ivan Mykolaichuk. Dedication 1998
as Self (archive footage)
Paradjanov, le dernier collage 1995
as Self (archive footage)
- The Isle Paradjanov
The Isle Paradjanov 1995
as Self
Paradjanov: A Requiem 1994
as Himsef (archival footage)
Sergei Parajanov. A Visit 1994
as Self (archival footage, voice)
Paradzhanov: Christ score in C major 1994
Actor
Parajanov: The Last Spring 1992
as Himself, Director, Screenplay
Solitude perdue 1991
as Himself
- I am Sergei Parajanov!
I am Sergei Parajanov! 1990
as Himself
The Confession 1990
Director, Screenplay
Swan Lake: The Zone 1990
Writer
- MIGNOR
MIGNOR 1990
Actor
Etudes on Vrubel 1989
Screenplay
Ivan Mykolaichuk. Trizna 1989
as (self) [uncredited]
Cinématon n°1083: Sergueï Paradjanov 1988
as Cinéaste
Ashik Kerib 1988
Director, Production Design
Islands 1987
as Himself (archive footage)
The Legend of the Suram Fortress 1985
Director
Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme 1985
Director, Screenplay
- Paradjanov Libéré
Paradjanov Libéré 1982
Actor
- Return to Life
Return to Life 1980
as Self, Director, Producer, Writer
Cinématon 1978
as N°1083
The Color of Pomegranates 1969
Writer, Director, Editor, Art Direction, Choreographer
The Color of Armenian Land 1969
as Himself
Hakob Hovnatanyan 1967
Director, Writer
Kyiv Frescoes 1966
Director, Writer
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors 1965
Writer, Director
Flower on the Stone 1963
Director
Ukrainian Rhapsody 1961
Director
Natalia Uzhviy 1959
Director
The First Lad 1959
Director
Golden Hands 1957
Director
Dumka 1957
Director
Andriesh 1954
Director
Andriesh 1952
Screenplay, Director
Credits from TMDB.