Parajanov: The Last Spring

Parajanov: The Last Spring (Параджанов: Последняя весна; Փարաջանով. Վերջին գարուն; Paradjanov : Le dernier printemps) is a 1992 award-winning documentary by the Russian-Armenian filmmaker Mikhail Vartanov, that also includes the complete surviving footage of Sergei Parajanov's unfinished last film The Confession, Vartanov's behind-the-scenes sequences of Parajanov at work on the shooting of the Color of Pomegranates and other material. Featured in 7th Annual Russian Academy of Cinema Arts Awards (1993).

Awards and honors

 * 2003&mdash;Beverly Hills Film Festival: Golden Palm Award
 * 1993&mdash;Nika Awards: Best Documentary Film
 * 1995&mdash;San Francisco International Film Festival: Golden Gate Award
 * 2012&mdash; Busan International Film Festival: Eternal Travelers for Freedom Retrospective

Quotes

 * "Mikhail Vartanov...made a wonderful film Parajanov: The Last Spring." Martin Scorsese
 * "Mikhail Vartanov's film Parajanov: The Last Spring...exemplifies the power of art over any limitations." Francis Ford Coppola
 * "Mikhail Vartanov's fascinating document Parajanov: The Last Spring...is an important and alluring film for all those who love the form of cinema..." Jim Jarmusch