26Jun09
If ever there was a director whose work should be represented by magnificent posters, it is Sergei Paradjanov. His symbol-laded films, and especially his 1968 masterpiece The Color of Pomegranates, are a designer's gift: a parade of meticulously composed, gorgeously hued graphic images. But I have seen very few good posters for Paradjanov films. This one-sheet (33" x 45" and reportedly a Soviet design made for French export) for his delirious break-out film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a rare exception. Made in 1964 after a decade spent laboring in socialist realism, Paradjanov's lysergic fever-dream of a movie is a tragic love story set in the Carpathian mountains of the Ukraine. With impressive moustaches. It is also available for viewing right here on The Auteurs, so if you've never seen it before do yourself a huge favor.
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Categories: Movie Poster of the Week, Paradjanov
Comments
Anna Bak-Kvapil
on Fri 26 Jun at 08:10 PM
I’ve been looking for a poster for Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors for a while now— I would kill for this one!
Ben Simington
on Fri 26 Jun at 08:49 PM
I too would kill for this poster.
Therefore, Anna, watch your back.
THANKS ADRIAN…THIS RULES!
PANCHO VILLA
on Sat 27 Jun at 03:14 PM
I actually own this poster, except mine is in Russian and not a re-print. Any takers!? haha
Adrian Curry
on Tue 07 Jul at 07:48 AM
Rick, is the Russian version identical except for the type? Can you post a photo?