About The Event
Directed by Sergei Parajanov.
Ukrainian with English subtitles, Color and B/W, 91 min, 1964
Tea will be served at 5: 30 pm which will be followed by screening.
This screening is open to all. Museum entry charges apply.
About the Movie:
'Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors' was adapted in 1964 by Ivan Chendei and Sergei Parajanov from a novel by Mikhaylo Kotsyubinsky. It is a stylized cinematic rendition of the tale of Ivan and Marichka, two childhood friends who fall in love despite the hostilities between their families. Marichka dies in a drowning incident and Ivan marries Palagna, but he can't get over Marichka's death who constantly appears to him. The film is hauntingly lyrical in its use of color, costume and music. Set in the Carpathian mountains, the film is a rare glimpse into the native Hutsul culture of Ukraine.
About Movies at the Museum
Launched on April 3rd 2015, 'Movies at the Museum' is a monthly screening program, curated by filmmaker and cinematographer, Avijit Mukul Kishore, and architect and urban designer, Rohan Shivkumar. The program includes films and videos made in different genres - documentary, fiction, animation and visual art. Film, art and academic practitioners are invited from time to time to engage in discussion on their work. The screenings are free and open to public.
About the speaker:
Bhogilal studied film direction at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Having worked as an associate on some key feature films of the 1990s while also pursuing Dhrupad music, he now visits various film schools to lecture on cinema.
Ukrainian with English subtitles, Color and B/W, 91 min, 1964
Tea will be served at 5: 30 pm which will be followed by screening.
This screening is open to all. Museum entry charges apply.
About the Movie:
'Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors' was adapted in 1964 by Ivan Chendei and Sergei Parajanov from a novel by Mikhaylo Kotsyubinsky. It is a stylized cinematic rendition of the tale of Ivan and Marichka, two childhood friends who fall in love despite the hostilities between their families. Marichka dies in a drowning incident and Ivan marries Palagna, but he can't get over Marichka's death who constantly appears to him. The film is hauntingly lyrical in its use of color, costume and music. Set in the Carpathian mountains, the film is a rare glimpse into the native Hutsul culture of Ukraine.
About Movies at the Museum
Launched on April 3rd 2015, 'Movies at the Museum' is a monthly screening program, curated by filmmaker and cinematographer, Avijit Mukul Kishore, and architect and urban designer, Rohan Shivkumar. The program includes films and videos made in different genres - documentary, fiction, animation and visual art. Film, art and academic practitioners are invited from time to time to engage in discussion on their work. The screenings are free and open to public.
About the speaker:
Bhogilal studied film direction at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Having worked as an associate on some key feature films of the 1990s while also pursuing Dhrupad music, he now visits various film schools to lecture on cinema.
