Ear to the ground. Searching for ourselves in each other

An acclaimed Polish cinematographer and documentary film director describes his meeting with Sergey Paradjanov in the 1970s in Kiev. Stok found himself there in connection with the shooting of Piotr Studziński’s documentary film about one of Ukraine’s mathematicians. Despite the difficulties...

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Main Author: Witold Stok
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Language:English
Published: Adam Mickiewicz University Press 2023-10-01
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Online Access:https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/39844
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description An acclaimed Polish cinematographer and documentary film director describes his meeting with Sergey Paradjanov in the 1970s in Kiev. Stok found himself there in connection with the shooting of Piotr Studziński’s documentary film about one of Ukraine’s mathematicians. Despite the difficulties created by the Soviet totalitarian state to isolate Paradjanov, Stok managed to reach the director and also to watch his documentary film about the frescoes in Kiev at a special secret club screening. In his essay – a memoir – the author describes the differences between life in the Soviet Union and in more liberal Communist-ruled Poland. He characterizes Paradjanov’s artistic profile and his fate in the Soviet Union.
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spelling doaj-art-3488fac867064218b28d6932162ea9682025-08-20T03:09:28ZengAdam Mickiewicz University PressImages1731-450X2720-040X2023-10-01344310.14746/i.2023.34.43.17Ear to the ground. Searching for ourselves in each otherWitold Stok0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4984-117XArts University Bournemouth An acclaimed Polish cinematographer and documentary film director describes his meeting with Sergey Paradjanov in the 1970s in Kiev. Stok found himself there in connection with the shooting of Piotr Studziński’s documentary film about one of Ukraine’s mathematicians. Despite the difficulties created by the Soviet totalitarian state to isolate Paradjanov, Stok managed to reach the director and also to watch his documentary film about the frescoes in Kiev at a special secret club screening. In his essay – a memoir – the author describes the differences between life in the Soviet Union and in more liberal Communist-ruled Poland. He characterizes Paradjanov’s artistic profile and his fate in the Soviet Union. https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/39844Sergey ParadjanovUkrainian cinemaindependent filmPolish documentaryKiev
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Ear to the ground. Searching for ourselves in each other
Images
Sergey Paradjanov
Ukrainian cinema
independent film
Polish documentary
Kiev
title Ear to the ground. Searching for ourselves in each other
title_full Ear to the ground. Searching for ourselves in each other
title_fullStr Ear to the ground. Searching for ourselves in each other
title_full_unstemmed Ear to the ground. Searching for ourselves in each other
title_short Ear to the ground. Searching for ourselves in each other
title_sort ear to the ground searching for ourselves in each other
topic Sergey Paradjanov
Ukrainian cinema
independent film
Polish documentary
Kiev
url https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/39844
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