Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors | City Cinematheque

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors adapts a classic 1911 novel by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky about his stay in the Hutsul region of the Carpathian mountains. Ivan falls in love with Marchka, the daughter of his father's killer. With bold style the film celebrates aspects of Hutsul life and incorporates elements of folklore. Myroslav Shkandrij
Guests:
Myroslav Shkandrij - Columbia University
Recording Date
10/07/2022
First Air Date
11/26/2022
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Very interesting. Thank you 🙌✨🎺

[@TenTenJ]

With all due respect to the deep and beautiful Ukrainian culture and story, the guest dismisses Parajanov’s creative ownership of this film, claiming this was an example of Ukrainian film. No, this film became a jewel precisely because of Parajanov’s illustrious imagination and painterly style, as well as his own tragic Armenian diaspora experience, and respect for his adopted Ukrainian home. Therefore, he was able to infuse a passion for things that are dismissed by the movement of politics and time, and make it into something colorfully majestic and poetic. Yes, Parajanov went to study in Moscow and Kiev but his films were unremarkable until he watched Tarkovsky’s work shortly before he started Shadows. This was a turning point in his style, and yet I would argue that it took a displaced Armenian like Parajanov to appreciate old culture and to brush each scene with flourishing detail and punch, making every one a still painting, evident in Armenian illuminated manuscripts and khatchkars. I am glad for this mix of cultural influences and someone like Parajanov should not be swept under the rug.