What is Sergei Parajanov?
[[File:Stamp of Armenia ms11.jpg|255px|right]] '''Sergei Parajanov''' ({{lang-hy|Սարգիս Հովսեփի Փարաջանյան}} ''Sargis Hovsepi Parajanyan''; {{lang-ru|Сергей Иосифович Параджанов}} ''Sergej Iosifovich Paradzhanov''; also spelled '''Paradzhanov''' or '''Paradjanov'''), ([[January 9]], [[1924]] – [[July 20]] [[1990]]), is considered by many to be one of the most original and critically acclaimed filmmakers of the 20th century. His work reflected the ethnic diversity of the [[Caucasus]] where he was raised. == Early life == He was born to [[Armenians|Armenian]] parents Iosif Paradjanyan and Siranush Bejanyan, in [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. In 1945, Parajanov traveled to Moscow, enrolled in the directing department at [[VGIK]], one of the oldest and highly respected film schools of [[Europe]], and studied under the tutelage of directors [[Igor Savchenko]] and [[Aleksandr Dovzhenko]]. == Personal life == In 1950 Parajanov married his first wife, Nigyar Kerimova in [[Moscow]]. She came from a Muslim [[Tatars|Tatar]] family and converted to [[Eastern Orthodox Christianity]] to marry Parajanov, to terrible consequences: she was later murdered by her relatives in retaliation for her conversion. As a result of this tragic event Parajanov moved to [[Kyiv]]. There he produced several documentaries (''Dumka'', ''Golden Hands'', ''Natalia Uzhvy'') and a handful of narrative films based on [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] and [[Moldovans|Moldovan]] folktales, such as ''Andriesh'', ''Ukrainian Rhapsody'', and ''Flower on the Stone''. He became fluent in Ukrainian, remarried (Svetlana Ivanovna Sherbatiuk in 1956) and had a son (Suren, 1958). ==Filmography== * [[1967]]: Sayat Nova * [[1984]]: SURAMI BERD * [[1986]]: ASHUGH GHARIB {{DEFAULTSORT:Parajanov, Sergej Iosifovich}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:1990 deaths]] [[Category:Movie directors from Georgia (country)]] [[Category:Armenian movie directors]] {{bio-stub}}