Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Synopsis

In a Carpathian village, Ivan falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of his father's killer. When tragedy befalls her, his grief lasts months; finally he rejoins the colorful life around him, marrying Palagna. She wants children but his mind stays on his lost love. To recapture his attention, Palagna tries sorcery, and in the process comes under the spell of the sorcerer, publicly humiliating Ivan, who then fights the sorcerer. The lively rhythms of village life, the work and the holidays, the pageant and revelry of weddings and funerals, the change of seasons, and nature's beauty give proportion to Ivan's tragedy.

Main Cast

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Ivan Paliychuk

Age : 46 | Popularity : 6%

Larysa Kadochnykova

Marichka Gutenyuk

Age : 86 | Popularity : 6%

Tatyana Bestayeva

Palagna

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Nikolay Grinko

Batag

Age : 68 | Popularity : 7%

Spartak Bagashvili

Yurko Malfara

Age : 62 | Popularity : 7%

Leonid Yengibarov

Miko

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Nina Alisova

Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Aleksandr Gaj

Petro Paliychuk

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Sergei Parajanov
Writing	Writer	Sergei Parajanov Ivan Chendej
	Novel	Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi
Crew	Cinematography	Viktor Bestayev Yurii Illienko
Art	Production Design	Mykhailo Rakovskyi Heorhiy Yakutovych
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Lidiya Baikova
Sound	Music	Myroslav Skoryk
Editing	Editor	Marfa Ponomarenko
Department	Role	Name

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