Sergei Parajanov (Sarkis Parajanyan, 1924–1990) was a visionary film director, screenwriter, and artist whose name stands alongside cinema's greatest masters like Fellini , Tarkovsky , and Antonioni . Born in Tbilisi but profoundly rooted in his Armenian heritage, Parajanov revolutionized the cinematic world by introducing "poetic cinema" - a genre where conventional narrative is replaced by living canvases, rich symbolism, and a mesmerizing play of colors. His magnum opus,