Short film

Kyiv Frescoes

1966 · 14 min

A haunting, fragmentary dream of images and music, more like a half-remembered fresco than a story, asking patience and rewarding it with melancholy beauty.

Directed by: Sergei Parajanov
Genres: Drama
Starring: Tengiz Archvadze, Antonina Leftiy, Vija Artmane

Overview: Parajanov's collage of all the footage that remained from his film "Kyiv Frescoes," which was halted by the Soviet authorities who demanded that all the negatives be destroyed.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Art, memory, identity, faith
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Directed by: Sergei Parajanov
Genres: Drama
Starring: Tengiz Archvadze, Antonina Leftiy, Vija Artmane

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
memory
identity
faith
death
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none