Ashug-Karibi 1988

Walter Goodman, New York Times: How Mr. Paradzhanov manages the tricky feat of kidding folk themes yet according them love and respect is his secret. How well he succeeds is here for the rest of us to relish. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Minor Paradjanov would qualify as something very close to major from most other filmmakers. Read more

Keith Phipps, AV Club: [Paradjanov] recreates the past with an exaggerated sense of myth and magic. Read more

Wally Hammond, Time Out: There are coded messages of the tribulations of the artist here, and also a playful, mischievous comedic tone that allays any feeling of self-absorbtion on the director's part. Astonishing. Read more