Question: What is similar about Mary Harron and Sergei Parajanov? 

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Sergei Parajanov Museum: The Sergei Parajanov Museum (Armenian: Սերգեյ Փարաջանովի թանգարան ) is a tribute to Soviet Armenian director and artist Sergei Parajanov and is one of the most popular museums in Yerevan.  It represents Parajanov's diverse artistic and literary heritage.

John Harron: John Harron (March 31, 1903 – November 24, 1939) was an American actor.  He appeared in 167 films between 1918 and 1940.  Born in New York, New York, he was the brother of actor Robert Harron and of actress Mary Harron.  Harron died in Seattle, Washington from spinal meningitis.

Sofiko Chiaureli: Sophia Chiaureli (Georgian: სოფიკო ჭიაურელი ; 21 May 1937 – 2 March 2008), professionally known as Sofiko Chiaureli, was a Soviet Georgian actress.  Thought to be the muse of filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, she played a significant role in the 20th century Georgian theater and was associated with the country's two most prominent theaters, the Rustaveli Theatre (1964–1968) and Marjanishvili Theatre (1960–1964, 1968–2008).

Sergei Parajanov: Sergei Parajanov (Armenian: Սերգեյ Փարաջանով ; Russian: Серге́й Ио́сифович Параджа́нов ; Georgian: სერგო ფარაჯანოვი ; Ukrainian: Сергій Йо́сипович Параджа́нов ; sometimes spelled Paradzhanov or Paradjanov; January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and artist of Armenian descent who made significant contributions to Soviet cinematography through Ukrainian, Armenian, and Georgian cinema.  He invented his own cinematic style, which was totally out of step with the guiding principles of socialist realism (the only sanctioned art style in the USSR).  This, combined with his controversial lifestyle and behaviour, led Soviet authorities to repeatedly persecute and imprison him, and suppress his films.

Mary Harron: Mary Harron (born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter best known for her socially-conscious independent films like "I Shot Andy Warhol", "American Psycho" and "The Notorious Bettie Page".

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: 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.

Parajanov: The Last Spring (film): Parajanov: The Last Spring (Russian: Параджанов последняя весна ) (Armenian: Փարաջանով: Վերջին Գարուն ) (French: "Paradjanov : le dernier printemps" ) is a 1992 award-winning documentary by the Russian-Armenian filmmaker Mikhail Vartanov, that also includes the complete surviving footage of Sergei Parajanov's unfinished last film "The Confession", Vartanov's behind-the-scenes sequences of Parajanov at work on the shooting of the "Color of Pomegranates" and other material.  Featured in 7th Annual Russian Academy of Cinema Arts Awards (1993).

Igor Savchenko: Igor Andreyevich Savchenko or Ihor Andriyovych Savchenko (11 October 1906 - 14 December 1950) was a screenwriter and film director, often cited as one of the great early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin and Aleksandr Dovzhenko.  He is also known for teaching Sergei Parajanov at the Russian film school VGIK, also attended by Parajanov's best friend Mikhail Vartanov.

Ashik Kerib (film): Ashik Kerib (Georgian: აშიკ-ქერიბი) (literally, "the strange lover") is a 1988 film by the Soviet-Georgian and Armenian filmmakers Dodo Abashidze and Sergei Parajanov based on the short story of the same name by Mikhail Lermontov.  It was Parajanov's last completed film and was dedicated to his close friend Andrei Tarkovsky, who had died two years previously.  The film also features a detailed portrayal of Azerbaijani culture.

The Legend of Suram Fortress: The Legend of the Suram Fortress (Georgian: ამბავი სურამის ციხისა ) is a 1985 drama film directed by Georgian SSR-born Soviet-Armenian director Sergei Parajanov and Georgian actor Dodo Abashidze.  Sergei Parajanov's first film after 15 years of censorship in the Soviet Union, it is a film stylistically linked with his earlier" The Color of Pomegranates" (1968): The film consists of a series of tableaux; once again minimal dialogue is used; the film abounds in surreal, almost oneiric power.

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