Ivan's Childhood
Ivan's Childhood
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The first feature directed by the great Andrei Tarkovsky. This beautiful work, filled with poetic flourishes and an overriding sense of melancholy, immediately placed him in a position of leadership among the young Soviet filmmakers of his era. Set during WWII, a young orphan is enlisted as a spy for the Soviet army. The film contains many images that would later become Tarkovsky's trademark. "Approaches the avant-garde in its surreal rendition of the horrors of war" (David A. Cook, A History of Narrative Film). Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1962 Venice Film Festival. Also known as My Name Is Ivan and Childhood of Ivan. In Russian with English subtitles. Andrei Tarkovsky---USSR---1962---95 mins.

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  | Hedges#1

This film provides an interesting look at World War II on the Russian front from a Russian point of view, spotlighting a boy orphaned by the conflict abd his desire for revenge.

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