Sergei Parajanov
Soviet Armenian and Georgian film director (1924-1990).
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Sergei Parajanov was a Soviet Armenian and Georgian film director. Born on 9 January 1924 in Tbilisi, Parajanov died on 20 July 1990 in Yerevan at the age of 66.
Notable works include Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors and The Color of Pomegranates. Parajanov studied at Tbilisi State Conservatoire and Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Honours include Sitges Film Festival Best Director award, Nika Award and Shevchenko National Prize, among 6 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 59 languages, Sergei Parajanov is No. 15,557 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 9 January 1924, Tbilisi
- Died
- 20 July 1990, Yerevan (aged 66)
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Known as
- Film director, screenwriter, painter
- Field
- Cinema
- Education
- Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Genres
- Soviet New Wave
- Languages
- Russian
- Wikipedia editions
- 59
Did you know
Lived to 66.
Shares a birthday with Richard Nixon and Simone de Beauvoir.
One of 182 people in the Index born in Tbilisi, with Mikheil Saakashvili.
Has a Wikipedia article in 59 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Sitges Film Festival Best Director award1986
- Nika Award1990
- Shevchenko National Prize1991
- National legend of Ukraine2024
- People's Artist of the Armenian SSR
- People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR
Notable works
- Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
- The Color of Pomegranates
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