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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Country: Soviet Union, Language: Ukrainian, 97 mins

Original Title

Tini zabutykh predkiv
  • Director: Sergei Parajanov
  • Writer: Ivan Chendej, Mikhail Kotsyubinskiy, Sergei Parajanov

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"A New Kind of Soviet Film...acclaimed around the world at all film festivals"

In a Carpathian village, Ivan falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of his father's killer. When tragedy befalls her, his grief lasts months; finally he rejoins the colorful life around him, marrying Palagna. She wants children but his mind stays on his lost love. To recapture his attention, Palagna tries sorcery, and in the process comes under the spell of the sorcerer, publicly humiliating Ivan, who then fights the sorcerer. The lively rhythms of village life, the work and the holidays, the pageant and revelry of weddings and funerals, the change of seasons, and nature's beauty give proportion to Ivan's tragedy.


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Cast & Characters

Ivan Mikolaychuk (as Ivan Paliychuk (as I. Mykolaichuk))
Larisa Kadochnikova (as Marichka Gutenyuk (as L. Kadochnykova))
Tatyana Bestayeva (as Palagna (as T. Bestayeva))
Spartak Bagashvili (as Yurko Malfar (as S. Bagashvili))
Nikolay Grinko (as Vatag (as M. Grynko))
Leonid Yengibarov (as Myko (as L. Yengibarov))
Nina Alisova (as Mother of Ivan (as N. Alisova))
Aleksandr Gai (as Father of Ivan (as O. Gai))
Neonila Gnepovskaya (as Mother of Marichka (as N. Gnipovska))
Aleksandr Raydanov (as Father of Marichka (as O. Raydanov))
Igor Dzyura (as Ivan as a child (as I. Dzyura))
Valentina Glinko (as Marichka as a child (as V. Glyanko))