Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
A visually intoxicating, folkloric plunge into grief and memory, where colour, music and dreamlike camera work overwhelm narrative logic.
- About
- 1965 film by Sergei Parajanov
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1964
- Runtime
- 95 min
A visually intoxicating, folkloric plunge into grief and memory, where colour, music and dreamlike camera work overwhelm narrative logic.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 2 | |
| Horror | 3 | |
| Humour | 1 | |
| Realism | 4 | |
| Romance | 6 | |
| Tension | 5 | |
| Darkness | 7 | |
| Complexity | 8 | |
| Emotional weight | 9 |
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