Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)

★ 7.6 1h 36m IMDb
Drama Romance
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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.

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

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Cast

Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Mykolaichuk as Ivan Paliychuk Died 1987 · Chertoriya, Chernovitskaya oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR Ivan Vasylyovych Mykolaichuk (Ukrainian: Іван Васильович Миколайчук) was a Ukrainian soviet actor, producer, and screen writer from Ukraine. He is best known for playing the Hutsul Ivan in "Shadows of...
Larysa Kadochnykova
Larysa Kadochnykova as Marichka Gutenyuk Age 88 · Moscow, USSR
Tatyana Bestayeva
Tatyana Bestayeva as Palagna Died 2021 · Stalinir, South Ossetian AO, Georgian SSR, USSR
Mykola Hrynko
Mykola Hrynko as Batag Died 1989 · Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR Mykola Hryhorovych Hrynko or Nikolai Grigoryevich Grinko (Ukrainian: Микола Григорович Гринько; Russian: Николай Григорьевич Гринько) was a Soviet and Ukrainian actor. His film debut was in the role...
Spartak Bagashvili
Spartak Bagashvili as Yurko Malfara Died 1977 · Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia] Spartak Bagashvili (7 December 1914 - 1 February 1977) was a Soviet and Georgian actor. He appeared in more than twenty films from 1937 to 1975..
Nina Alisova
Nina Alisova as Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother Died 1996 · Kiev, Ukraine, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Director Sergei Parajanov
Cast Ivan Mykolaichuk, Larysa Kadochnykova, Tatyana Bestayeva, Mykola Hrynko, Spartak Bagashvili, Leonid Yengibarov, Nina Alisova, Oleksandr Hai, Neonila Hnepovska, Aleksandr Raydanov

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deepkino Dec 28, 2025
Nestled in a dazzling sensory spectacle of music and color, this film presents a Carpathian twist on the classic Romeo and Juliet tale. However, its rich tapestry of local folklore and socio-political nuance may prove a significant barrier, making it feel most accessible to an audience already well-versed in its specific regional references.

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