Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
7.5
193 votes
1965
1h 36m
Drama
Romance
Overview
In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.
Directed by Sergei Parajanov
Top cast
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Paliychuk
Larysa Kadochnykova
Marichka Gutenyuk
Tatyana Bestayeva
Palagna
Mykola Hrynko
Batag
Spartak Bagashvili
Yurko MalfaraL
Leonid Yengibarov
Miko
Nina Alisova
Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother
Oleksandr Hai
Petro Paliychuk
Neonila Hnepovska
GutenyukA
Aleksandr Raydanov
Onufriy GutenyukI
Igor Dzyura
Young IvanV
Valentina Glinko
Young Marichka
Aleksey Borzunov
Narrator (voice)N
Natalia Kandyba
Ganna Paliychuk (voice)S
Suren Parajanov
Child (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
October 18, 1965
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Ukrainian
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