Georgi PARAJANOV
Георгий ПАРАДЖАНОВ
Gueorgui PARADJANOV
Russia, 2000, 39mn 
documentary
I Am the Seagull
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Я - чайка

 

 Je suis la mouette

 Ya - chayka

 
Directed by : Georgi PARAJANOV (Георгий ПАРАДЖАНОВ)
Writing credits : Georgi PARAJANOV (Георгий ПАРАДЖАНОВ)
Cinematography : Ilya MINKOVETSKY (Илья МИНЬКОВЕЦКИЙ)
 

Plot synopsis
Georgiy Paradjanov's film “I am the seagull” chronicles the tragic fate of the wonderful actress Valentina Karavaevaya, who became famous after the 1942 film “Machenka”. Shortly after, she was the victim of a car accident, her face was disfigured and she had to give up on her acting career. After the death of Valentina Karavaevaia in 1998, hundreds of meters of film were found in her apartment: she had filmed herself playing the role of Nina Zaretchnaya in "The Seagull" and she looked at these images, which showed what viewers will never see...
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Internet-festival "Rossiskaya Gazeta" Dubl DV@, Different cities (Russia), 2013