Parajanov: The Last Spring (; ; ) is a 1992 award-winning documentary by the Russian-Armenian filmmaker Mikhail Vartanov, that also includes the complete surviving footage of Sergei Parajanov's unfinished last film The Confession, Vartanov's behind-the-scenes sequences of Parajanov at work on the shooting of the Color of Pomegranates and other material. Featured in 7th Annual Russian Academy of Cinema Arts Awards (1993).
Awards and honors 2003—Beverly Hills Film Festival: Golden Palm Award 1993—Nika Awards: Best Documentary Film 1995—San Francisco International Film Festival: Golden Gate Award 2012— Busan International Film Festival: Eternal Travelers for Freedom Retrospective
Quotes "Mikhail Vartanov...made a wonderful film Parajanov: The Last Spring." Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese on Vartanov Hollywood Reporter on Vartanov "Mikhail Vartanov's film Parajanov: The Last Spring...exemplifies the power of art over any limitations." Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola on Vartanov Coppola on Vartanov "Mikhail Vartanov's fascinating document Parajanov: The Last Spring...is an important and alluring film for all those who love the form of cinema..." Jim JarmuschJim Jarmusch on Vartanov
Bibliography
Dixon & Foster. "A Short History of Film." New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2008. Schneider, Steven. "501 Directores de Cine." Barcelona, Spain: Grijalbo, 2008. "Francis Ford Coppola recognizes…" Hollywood Reporter (20 October 2015) Perreault, Luc. "Paradjanov - The Last Spring." "La Presse" a12, 14 June 1994 (French language) Thomas, Kevin. "Intoxicating spirit." "Los Angeles Times" (1 January 2004).
References
External links Parajanov.com
Francis Ford Coppola about Parajanov: The Last Spring Channel 1 Moscow on Parajanov: The Last Spring Parajanov: The Last Spring TV clip