Season Overview
Arnolfini hosts a season of films by legendary director Sergei Paradjanov, including his acclaimed features and a recent documentary. Some of the screenings will be introduced by friends, collaborators and experts.
Hailed as a genius by the likes of Fellini, Antonioni and Tarkovsky, Paradjanov's films are as allegorical and mysterious as Byzantine frescos, each a beautiful riot of small movements within his almost always static frames. His approach was a visual and thematic condemnation of socialist Realism and the soviet project in general, as a result he spent much of the 1970s in jail.
After Paradjanov: Artists' Film & Video from Georgia
A selelction of contemporary Georgian Video Artists' responses to Paradjanov can be viewed in Arnolfini's Reading Room 11 - 6pm until 11 April or from www.tank.tv until 16 April.
The Sergei Paradjanov Festival (22 Feb - 9 May) in London and Bristol is the first major celebration of the legendary artist and filmmaker aiming to present his life and works to UK audiences through a series of events.
www.paradjanov-festival.co.uk
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Sergei Paradjanov through the lens of Yuri Mechitov runs at The Bristol Gallery from 1 April.
