Ashik Karib (Parajanov, 1988) Review
Sergei Parajanov studied at the same state-funded Soviet Union film school - V.G.I.K., as Andrei Tarkovsky, and was tutored by Dovzhenko - This system was good for distributing the films that were made, despite restrictions on what films could be made regulated by censors of the state. Ashik Karib was inspired by Turkish miniature portraits, sculptures and other Religions like Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity. Parajanov was also influenced by the Arabian, Persian, and Baroque styles choosing a middle eastern story One thousand and One nights wanting to capture the Poem-like stanzas with title cards and dream-like colour palettes playfully blending with the portraits and other art featured in the film like it would be visually shown in the copies of the book that partly inspired Parajanov to make Ashik Karib. Historically, places of worship were being destroyed, so Parajanov was doing something risky, highlighting respect for other religions in his film but, it's ref