FILM DIRECTOR

Sergei Parajanov

1924 - 1990

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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". Parajanov was born to Armenian parents in Georgia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergei Parajanov is the 66th most popular film director (down from 64th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Georgia and the most popular Georgian Film Director.

Sergei Parajanov is most famous for his films, including Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, The Color of Pomegranates, and The Legend of Suram Fortress.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sergei Parajanov ranks 66 out of 2,041. Before him are Brian De Palma, Michael Haneke, Abbas Kiarostami, Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, and Lars von Trier. After him are Frank Capra, Sydney Pollack, William Wyler, Claude Chabrol, Chuck Jones, and Luc Besson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Sergei Parajanov ranks 24. Before him are Maurice Jarre, Sarah Vaughan, Georges Charpak, Lauren Bacall, Roger Guillemin, and Jacques Le Goff. After him are Paul Feyerabend, Lys Assia, S. R. Nathan, Billy Wright, Jovanka Broz, and Ramiz Alia. Among people deceased in 1990, Sergei Parajanov ranks 16. Before him are Ava Gardner, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, B. F. Skinner, Roald Dahl, Pavel Cherenkov, and Sarah Vaughan. After him are Norbert Elias, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Ronald Evans, Ilya Frank, John Bowlby, and Robert Hofstadter.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Sergei Parajanov ranks 12 out of 406. Before him are Shota Rustaveli (1172), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893), Tigran Petrosian (1929), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), and Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907). After him are Niko Pirosmani (1862), Sayat-Nova (1712), Kato Svanidze (1885), Aleksei Brusilov (1853), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), and Rusudan of Georgia (1194).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Georgia

Among film directors born in Georgia, Sergei Parajanov ranks 1. After him are Otar Iosseliani (1934), Rouben Mamoulian (1897), Mikhail Kalatozov (1903), Tengiz Abuladze (1924), Georgiy Daneliya (1930), Nana Jorjadze (1948), Kote Marjanishvili (1872), Marlen Khutsiev (1925), Revaz Chkheidze (1926), Eldar Shengelaia (1933), and Georgy Tovstonogov (1915).

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