Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Ukrainian: Тіні забутих
предків, Tini zabutykh predkiv), also called Shadows of Our
Forgotten Ancestors, Shadows of Our Ancestors, or Wild Horses of Fire,
is a 1965 film by the Soviet filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the
classic book by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky. The film was
Parajanov's first major work and earned him international acclaim for
its rich use of costume and color. The film also features a detailed
portrayal of Ukrainian Hutsul culture, showing not only the harsh
Carpathian environment and brutal family rivalries, but also the
various aspects of Hutsul traditions, music, costumes, and dialect.In
a small Hutsul village in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine, a young
man, Ivan, falls in love with the daughter of the man who killed his
father. Though their families share a bitter enmity, Ivan and Marichka
have known each other since childhood. In preparation for their
marriage, Ivan leaves the village to work and earn money for a
household. While he is gone, Marichka accidentally slips into a river
and drowns while trying to rescue a lost lamb.Ivan returns and falls
into despair after seeing Marichka's body. He continues to work,
enduring a period of joyless toil, until he meets another woman,
Palahna, while shoeing a horse. Ivan and Palahna get married in a
traditional Hutsul wedding in which they are blindfolded and yoked
together. The marriage quickly turns sour, however, as Ivan remains
obsessed with the memory of Marichka. Estranged from her emotionally
distant husband, Palahna becomes involved with a local sorcerer, while
Ivan begins to experience hallucinations.At a tavern, Ivan witnesses
the sorcerer embrace Palahna and strike one of his friends. Roused
into an uncharacteristic fury, Ivan snatches up his axe, only to be
struck down by the sorcerer. Ivan stumbles into the nearby woods and
perceives Marichka's spirit to be with him, reflected in the water and
gliding amongst the trees. As reality merges into dream, the colorless
shade of Marichka reaches out across a great space and touches Ivan's
outstretched hand. Ivan screams and dies. The community gives him a
traditional Hutsul burial while children watch through cross braced
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