Sergei Parajanov

(1924-1990)

Soviet Armenian and Georgian film director

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Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. His films are known for their poetic, non-linear and symbolic nature. Widely considered by filmmakers, film critics and film historians to be one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, he has been described as a "magician", a "master" and a "conjurer of cinematic worlds".

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Born	Sarkis Parajanian 9 January 1924 Tiflis, Georgian SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Died	21 July 1990 (aged 66) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia]
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Svetlana Paradjanov - · · m. 1956; div. 1962 info edit

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Andrei Tarkovsky · Friend · 1932-1986 · Film director edit info

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