(TINI ZABUTYKH PREDKIV, Sergei Paradjanov, Soviet Union 1964, 97 min., Ukrainian with subtitles, 35mm)

Set in the harsh and beautiful Carpathian Mountains, Paradjanov’s masterpiece tells the doomed love story of a couple from feuding families, Ivan and Marichka, and Ivan’s life and marriage after Marichka’s death. The deeply affecting plot merges myth, history, poetry, folklore, music, and dance, and remains one of the supreme works of Soviet cinema. New 35mm print!