Parajanov: The Last Spring Explained
Parajanov: The Last Spring (Russian: Параджанов: Последняя весна|translit=Paradzhanov: Poslednyaya vesna; Armenian: Փարաջանով. Վերջին գարուն|translit=P'arajanov. Verjin garun; French: Paradjanov : Le dernier printemps) is a 1992 award-winning documentary by the Russian-Armenian filmmaker Mikhail Vartanov, that also includes the complete surviving footage of Sergei Parajanov's unfinished last film The Confession, Vartanov's behind-the-scenes sequences of Parajanov at work on the shooting of the Color of Pomegranates and other material. Featured in 7th Annual Russian Academy of Cinema Arts Awards (1993).
Awards and honors
Quotes
- "Mikhail Vartanov...made a wonderful film Parajanov: The Last Spring." Martin Scorsese[1] [2]
- "Mikhail Vartanov's film Parajanov: The Last Spring...exemplifies the power of art over any limitations." Francis Ford Coppola[3] [4]
- "Mikhail Vartanov's fascinating document Parajanov: The Last Spring...is an important and alluring film for all those who love the form of cinema..." Jim Jarmusch[5]
Bibliography
- Dixon & Foster. "A Short History of Film." New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2008.
- Schneider, Steven. "501 Directores de Cine." Barcelona, Spain: Grijalbo, 2008.
- "Francis Ford Coppola recognizes…" Hollywood Reporter (20 October 2015)
- Perreault, Luc. "Paradjanov - The Last Spring." "La Presse" a12, 14 June 1994 (French language)
- Thomas, Kevin. "Intoxicating spirit." "Los Angeles Times" (1 January 2004).
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.parajanov.com/institute.html Martin Scorsese on Vartanov
- http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/francis-ford-coppola-system-of-down-parajanov-vartanov-institute-833184 Hollywood Reporter on Vartanov
- http://www.parajanov.com/institute.html Francis Ford Coppola on Vartanov
- http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/francis-ford-coppola-system-of-down-parajanov-vartanov-institute-833184 Coppola on Vartanov
- https://www.parajanov.com Jim Jarmusch on Vartanov
