Parajanov was imprisoned by the Soviets and his films were suppressed, but his magical vision and his bold championing of folk tradition endure long after the fall of the USSR. We celebrated the unique filmmaker in our March 2010 issue.
Iosseliani, who has died aged 89, made gently absurdist parables in which people and places, camaraderie and tradition, take precedence over conventional storytelling.
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