Schatten vergessener Ahnen (1965)

Schatten vergessener Ahnen: Directed by Sergei Parajanov. With Ivan Mikolaychuk, Larisa Kadochnikova, Tatyana Bestayeva, Spartak Bagashvili. A timeless Carpathian story – the young Ivan falls in love with the daughter of his father’s killer among the Hutsul people of Ukraine.

“This is a haunting film filled with deeply moving imagery and symbolism. It is a well known art-house and film student favorite and for many excellent reasons. It is beautifully filmed and accurately portrays Ukrainian-Hutsul society with all itu0026#39;s mythology, superstition and rich culture. Of interest is that it was released in itu0026#39;s native Ukrainian language during one of the Soviet Unionu0026#39;s cultural thaws under Khruschev. Not many films were allowed to even be produced in Ukrainian during the Soviet regime. Definitely worth seeing.”