简介：Madeinwartimeandeditedincandlelight,MikhailVartanov'srarely-seenmasterpiecetellsabouthisfriendshipwiththegeniusSergeiParajanovwhowasimprisonedbyKGB"atthepeakofhisartisticpower".Vartanovtakesusbackwiththescenesfromhiscensored1969filmTheColorofArmenianLandwhereParadjanovisatworkonhissuppressedchef-d'oeuvreTheColorofPomegranates-widelyregardedasoneofthegreatestfilmsofalltime-andcontrastsitwiththeshockingrequestParajanovsenthiminunpublished1974lettersfromtheSovietprisons.Vartanov'scameradocumentsParajanov'sstrikinglastdayatworkin1990duringthemakingoftheunfinishedConfession-theoriginalcameranegativeofwhichsurvivesinParajanov:TheLastSpring(1992)-asParajanovcommentsonthischerishedautobiographicalwork.Amonumentalwordlessmontage-theentiresixthreel-concludesVartanov'sacclaimeddocumentary,hisfinalfilm,andhismostimportantwork,which,despitetheprohibitiveconditionsitwascreatedin,wontheadmirationofcinema'sgreatestartists.…