The Mystery of a VGIK Graduation Project (Sergei Parajanov's short film “Andriesh”, 1952)
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2025-64-3-8-18
Abstract
The article is devoted to a recent sensational discovery made at VGIK during the digitization of its film archive. The presumably lost short film "Andriesh" by S. Parajanov was found. The viewing of the film revealed an obvious discrepancy between its content and the description given by Rostislav N. Yurenev, a renowned film critic, who attended the presentation of the graduation film, in his memoirs "In Justification of This Life" (Р.Н. Юренев, «В оправдание этой жизни», М., Материк, 2007). The authors of the article attempted to research into the history of this mysterious event based on the available archival documents. Although unable to solve the mystery, they managed to discover a lot of interesting material related to this page of the great director's artistic career.
About the Authors
S. A. Smagina
Scientific Research Institute of Cinematography and Film Education (NIIKK), S.A. Gerasimov Russian Federation State University of Cinematography (VGIK)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana A. Smagina, Dr. Sci. (Art History), Associate Professor, Deputy Director — Head of the Analytical Department
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V. V. Vinogradov
Scientific Research Institute of Cinematography and Film Education (NIIKK), S.A. Gerasimov Russian Federation State University of Cinematography (VGIK)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir V. Vinogradov, Dr. Sci. (Art History), Professor, Director
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For citations:
Smagina S.A., Vinogradov V.V. The Mystery of a VGIK Graduation Project (Sergei Parajanov's short film “Andriesh”, 1952). Vestnik VGIK. 2025;17(3(65)):8-18. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2025-64-3-8-18
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