Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · 96 min · Director: Sergei Parajanov
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Awe 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Awe25%
- Love20%
- Sadness15%
- Empathy5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Awe, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Awe and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Cast
Young Ivan
Young Marichka
Narrator (voice)
Ganna Paliychuk (voice)
Child (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Sergei Parajanov
- Written by
- Sergei Parajanov, Ivan Chendej, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1965
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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