I was inspired by him when filming the video.
References to Soviet culture can be found even in the works of famous Western artists. For example, the world-famous singer Madonna, when filming the “Bedtime Story” video, was inspired by an old film that had long been forgotten in her homeland.
He is amazing, bright, fabulous. With rich and unusual visuals for its time. True, he was not rated too highly in the USSR.
We are talking about the painting “The Color of Pomegranates”. The surreal film tells the biography of the poet Sayat-Nova in a unique manner. The plot is woven from elements of legends and traditions, the visuals are incredibly progressive by the standards of its time.
It is not surprising that Sergei Parajanov’s film so impressed the pop diva, who loves everything spectacular. Soviet cinema is not directly mentioned in the video and song, but the homage is not difficult to detect.
