Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Original title: Tini zabutykh predkiv
1965 · 1 h 37 min
Directed by 
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei ParajanovCast
Ivan Mykolaichuk Larisa Kadochnikova Tatyana Bestayeva
Credits
Written by: Ivan Chendej
Plot
In a Carpathian village a young man of the Hutsul mountain people loses his beloved and is driven to tragedy. It mixes folklore, ritual and a restless camera.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sergei Parajanov's Carpathian love tragedy is a wild folkloric feast of colour, ritual and swirling camera. Hypnotic and poetic, it is a landmark of Soviet Ukrainian cinema and still intoxicating.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (9,834 votes)
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