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Parajanov. A Ticket to Eternity (2018)

Documentary about the life of Sergei Parajanov, a prominent Soviet-era filmmaker who was active in Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia and was persecuted by the communist government for his views on the pretext of his homosexuality, which was a crime in the USSR. The centerpiece of this documentary is Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, a 1965 movie directed by Parajanov, that awakened the Ukrainian national consciousness which had been suppressed by decades of Soviet rule.

Release: 2018-03-28
Runtime: 83 min
Rating: 8 / 10
Cast
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov
Self (archival footage, voice)
Larysa Kadochnykova
Larysa Kadochnykova
Self
Marina Vlady
Marina Vlady
Self
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Svetlana Shcherbatyuk
Self
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Patrick Cazals
Self
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Suren Parajanov
Self