Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)

Drama, Romance1 hour and 36 minutes
77%
User score

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

Description

In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.

Sergei Parajanov
Writer, Director
Ivan Chendej
Writer
Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi
Novel

Actors

Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Paliychuk
Larysa Kadochnykova
Larysa Kadochnykova
Marichka Gutenyuk
Tatyana Bestayeva
Tatyana Bestayeva
Palagna
Nikolay Grinko
Nikolay Grinko
Batag
Spartak Bagashvili
Spartak Bagashvili
Yurko Malfara
Leonid Yengibarov
Leonid Yengibarov
Miko
Nina Alisova
Nina Alisova
Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother
Aleksandr Gai
Aleksandr Gai
Petro Paliychuk
Neonila Hnepovska
Neonila Hnepovska
Gutenyuk
Aleksandr Raydanov
Aleksandr Raydanov
Onufriy Gutenyuk
Igor Dzyura
Igor Dzyura
Young Ivan
Valentina Glinko
Valentina Glinko
Young Marichka
Aleksey Borzunov
Aleksey Borzunov
Narrator (voice)
Natalia Kandyba
Natalia Kandyba
Ganna Paliychuk (voice)
Suren Parajanov
Suren Parajanov
Child (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

Ukrainian

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
based on novel or booksorceryforbidden loverivalrysorcererstar crossed loverscarpathiansrusyn