Yaremchuk: Matchless World of Beauty (2024)

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Yaremchuk: Matchless World of Beauty is a 2024 Ukrainian documentary film directed by Artem Hryhoryan and produced by Mariya Yaremchuk and Maksym Serdyuk. The film is about the Ukrainian singer Nazariy Yaremchuk.

Production history

The initiative to create the film came from Nazariy’s daughter, Mariya Yaremchuk. In the summer of 2021, the singer shared the idea with the producer-director duo of Maksym Serdyuk and Artem Hryhoryan (studio "KNIFE! Films"). From that point, active work began on gathering information, studying archives, finding contributors, and developing the screenplay.

"The idea emerged before the full-scale invasion. It was spurred by the fact that the eyewitnesses and creators of the foundations of Ukrainian-language pop music and estrada are not eternal, as harsh as that sounds… We must know our heroes by face, and now this is starting to become mainstream, which is very cool," shares Mariya Yaremchuk.

The project involved members of the iconic VIA Smerichka, including the late Lev Dutkovsky, who provided substantial commentary on Nazariy's persona. His wife, Daryna Yaremchuk, shared memories of their marriage, describing life with a romantic hero who had millions of fans worldwide. The film also includes insights and stories from his close colleagues, renowned cultural scholars, and music critics.

During production, the creators used the performer's family archives (photo albums and videotapes), archives of the film's contributors, and materials stored in the Central State Audiovisual and Electronic Archive.

The film is named after the song Matchless World of Beauty, written in autumn 1969 specifically for Nazariy Yaremchuk by composer Lev Dutkovsky and poet Anatoliy Fartushnyak. The song became Nazariy's first musical recording and was included in three albums by Nazariy and VIA "Smerichka." Alongside "Chervona Ruta" and "Vodohrai," Yaremchuk considered it one of the most significant works in his career.

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