Sergei Parajanov
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Sergei Parajanov was a visionary Soviet-Armenian film director renowned for his highly poetic, visually innovative films such as "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" and "The Color of Pomegranates."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sergei Parajanov canonical | 2 |
| Parajanov | 1 |
| Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov | 1 |
| Sergey Parajanov | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sergei Parajanov Context triple: [VGIK, notableAlumnus, Sergei Parajanov]
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A.
Alexander Sokurov
Alexander Sokurov is a Russian film director and screenwriter renowned for his meditative, visually distinctive art films such as "Russian Ark" and "Mother and Son."
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B.
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky was a renowned Soviet film director and screenwriter celebrated for his poetic, philosophical, and visually meditative cinema, including works like "Andrei Rublev," "Solaris," and "Stalker."
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C.
Kira Muratova
Kira Muratova was a Ukrainian-Soviet film director and screenwriter renowned for her unconventional narrative style and influential, often controversial arthouse films.
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D.
Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Bondarchuk was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for his epic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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E.
Mikhail Romm
Mikhail Romm was a prominent Soviet film director, screenwriter, and influential teacher whose works and students helped shape the development of Soviet and Russian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sergei Parajanov Target entity description: Sergei Parajanov was a visionary Soviet-Armenian film director renowned for his highly poetic, visually innovative films such as "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" and "The Color of Pomegranates."
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A.
Alexander Sokurov
Alexander Sokurov is a Russian film director and screenwriter renowned for his meditative, visually distinctive art films such as "Russian Ark" and "Mother and Son."
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B.
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky was a renowned Soviet film director and screenwriter celebrated for his poetic, philosophical, and visually meditative cinema, including works like "Andrei Rublev," "Solaris," and "Stalker."
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C.
Kira Muratova
Kira Muratova was a Ukrainian-Soviet film director and screenwriter renowned for her unconventional narrative style and influential, often controversial arthouse films.
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D.
Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Bondarchuk was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for his epic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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E.
Mikhail Romm
Mikhail Romm was a prominent Soviet film director, screenwriter, and influential teacher whose works and students helped shape the development of Soviet and Russian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Armenian person
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Soviet person ⓘ artist ⓘ film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | British Film Institute recognition for Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1924-01-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
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surface form:
Georgian SSR
Soviet Union ⓘ Tbilisi ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Yerevan, Armenia
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surface form:
Yerevan
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| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
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surface form:
Armenian SSR
Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian SSR
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| deathDate | 1990-07-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
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VGIK ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Armenian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Sergei Parajanov
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Parajanov
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| fullName |
Sergei Parajanov
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sergei Iosifovich Parajanov
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| givenName | Sergei ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Kyiv
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Tbilisi ⓘ Yerevan, Armenia ⓘ
surface form:
Yerevan
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| influencedBy |
Armenian culture
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Georgian culture ⓘ Ukrainian culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Armenian
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Russian ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ |
| movement |
Soviet montage school
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surface form:
Soviet avant-garde cinema
poetic cinema ⓘ |
| notableFor |
nonlinear narrative structures
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use of symbolic imagery ⓘ visually innovative films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ashik Kerib
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors ⓘ The Color of Pomegranates ⓘ The Legend of Suram Fortress ⓘ |
| occupation |
collage artist
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film director ⓘ production designer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| style |
highly poetic visual style
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tableau-like compositions ⓘ use of folklore and myth ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Sergei Parajanov Museum ⓘ |
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Subject: Sergei Parajanov Description of subject: Sergei Parajanov was a visionary Soviet-Armenian film director renowned for his highly poetic, visually innovative films such as "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" and "The Color of Pomegranates."
Referenced by (5)
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