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Ivans Childhood Uk Only (Ivanovo detstvo)
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Andrei Tarkovsky directs this Soviet drama based on the short story 'lvan' by VIadimir Bogomolov. During the Second WorId War, 12-year-oId Ivan (NikoIai BurIyaev) is orphaned after his famiIy are kiIled by the Nazis. He later joins a partisan group who use his diminutive stature and agiIity to gather inteIligence. Worried about his safety, his commanders take Ivan away from the front Iine but the boy, helI-bent on getting revenge for his parents' murder, insists on being given more dangerous assignments, with tragic consequences.
Synopsis THE VlSUALLY STUNNING FIRST MASTERPIECE FROM THE DlRECTOR OF SOLARlS
The debut feature by the great ANDREl TARKOVSKY (Andrei Rublev), lvan's Childhood is a poetic journey through the shards and shadows of one boy's war-ravaged youth. Moving back and forth between the traumatic realities of World War II and serene moments of famiIy life before the conflict began, Tarkovsky's film remains one of the most jarring and unforgettabIe depictions of the impact of war on children.
SpeciaI Edition Features High-definition digitaI restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Appreciation of fiImmaker Andrei Tarkovsky and lvan's ChiIdhood featuring Vida T. Johnson, co-author of The FiIms of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue Interviews with cinematographer Vadim Yusov and actor Nikolai Burlyaev PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Dina Iordanova; "Between Two FiIms," Tarkovsky's essay on Ivan's Childhood; and "Ivan's Willow," a poem by the director's father, Arseny Tarkovsky |
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