"Director: Sergei Paradjanov"

• The Colour of Pomegranates: Special Edition | DVD | (29/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sergei Paradjanov's celebrated dreamlike masterpiece paints an astonishing portrait of the 18th century Armenian poet Sayat Nova the 'King of Song'. Paradjanov's aim was not a conventional biography but a cinematic expression of his work resulting in an extraordinary visual poem. Key moments in his subject's life are illustrated through a series of exquisitely orchestrated tableaux filled with rich colour and stunning iconography each scene a celluloid painting alive with stylised movement. One of cinema's most revered and beautiful films The Colour of Pomegranates is a unique and rewarding experience that haunts the memory long after viewing.

• Shadows Of Forgotten Ancesteors | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The first major work by the controversial Russian filmmaker Sergei Paradjanov. Although acclaimed internationally Parajadnov's visionary and poetic oeuvre was regarded as subversive by the Soviet authorities and he was frequently banned from filmmaking and imprisoned. Set within a Gutsui community in the Ukranian Carpathian mountains this visually stunning and richly detailed tale of a young man who yearns for a lost love is a beguiling mix of folklore and sorcery and religious symbolism which brought Paradjanov to prominence and won numerous awards.