Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Original title: Tini zabutykh predkiv

1965
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

8.7K

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Tatyana Bestayeva, Ivan Chendej, Yuri Ilyenko, Larisa Kadochnikova, Mikhail Kotsiubinsky, Ivan Mikolaychuk, Sergei Parajanov, and Georgiy Yakutovich in Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)

A timeless Carpathian story - the young Ivan falls in love with the daughter of his father's killer among the Hutsul people of Ukraine.

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A timeless Carpathian story - the young Ivan falls in love with the daughter of his father's killer among the Hutsul people of Ukraine.A timeless Carpathian story - the young Ivan falls in love with the daughter of his father's killer among the Hutsul people of Ukraine.A timeless Carpathian story - the young Ivan falls in love with the daughter of his father's killer among the Hutsul people of Ukraine.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

8.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

Ivan Paliychuk
(as I. Mykolaichuk)

Larisa Kadochnikova

Marichka Gutenyuk
(as L. Kadochnykova)

Tatyana Bestayeva

Palagna
(as T. Bestayeva)

Spartak Bagashvili

Yurko Malfar
(as S. Bagashvili)

Nikolay Grinko

Vatag
(as M. Grynko)

Leonid Yengibarov

Myko
(as L. Yengibarov)

Nina Alisova

Mother of Ivan
(as N. Alisova)

Aleksandr Gai

Father of Ivan
(as O. Gai)

Neonila Gnepovskaya

Mother of Marichka
(as N. Gnipovska)

Aleksandr Raydanov

Father of Marichka
(as O. Raydanov)

Igor Dzyura

Ivan as a child
(as I. Dzyura)

Valentina Glinko

Marichka as a child
(as V. Glyanko)

Aleksey Borzunov

Narrator
(voice)

Natalya Kandyba

Ganna Paliychuk
(voice)

Director
- Sergei Parajanov
Writers
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Used 180 degrees lens.

Goofs
When the two children run down the hill to have a bath in the river, the entire camera rig, including the operator, can be seen in a shadow on the ground.

Crazy credits
"This film is a poetic drama about the great love of Ivan and Marichka. The film introduces us to the world of folk tales, customs and life of the old Carpathians."

Connections
Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A szovjet film 1953-1970 (1990)

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10/10

Beautiful Ukrainian film

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 it's mythology, superstition and rich culture. Of interest is that it was released in it's native Ukrainian language during one of the Soviet Union's cultural thaws under Khruschev. Not many films were allowed to even be produced in Ukrainian during the Soviet regime. Definitely worth seeing.