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Sergei Parajanov
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The Color of Pomegranates by Sergei Parajanov is a super-stylized, surreal biography of Armenian troubadour Sayat Nova, whose life is depicted through non-narrative amalgamations of poetic images.There is so much rich imagery, allegory and metaphor relevant to a very specific ethnic group that outsiders can only superficially grasp the intensity of this work. This is the diametric opposite of Hollywood and is, therefore, hugely significant. If only there were more examples of such art in our world.This is a representation of what is happening inside my brain when I need to focus for more than one minute on something.
Most hipnotic and mystical film ever created, Tarkovsky got influenced by this for his cinema form change in The Mirror., a full poetic approach. Tarkovsky is the greatest, but this film is the key too
