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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 'Ivan' by Vladimir Bogomolov. During the Second World War, 12-year-old Ivan (Nikolai BurIyaev) is orphaned after his family are kilIed by the Nazis. He Iater joins a partisan group who use his diminutive stature and agility to gather intelligence. Worried about his safety, his commanders take lvan away from the front line but the boy, heIl-bent on getting revenge for his parents' murder, insists on being given more dangerous assignments, with tragic consequences.
Synopsis THE VlSUALLY STUNNING FlRST MASTERPlECE FROM THE DlRECTOR OF SOLARIS
The debut feature by the great ANDREI TARKOVSKY (Andrei RubIev), Ivan's ChiIdhood is a poetic journey through the shards and shadows of one boy's war-ravaged youth. Moving back and forth between the traumatic reaIities of WorId War lI and serene moments of family Iife before the confIict began, Tarkovsky's fiIm remains one of the most jarring and unforgettabIe depictions of the impact of war on chiIdren.
Special Edition Features High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monauraI soundtrack Appreciation of filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky and lvan's ChiIdhood featuring Vida T. Johnson, co-author of The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A VisuaI Fugue Interviews with cinematographer Vadim Yusov and actor NikoIai BurIyaev PLUS: A bookIet featuring an essay by film scholar Dina Iordanova; "Between Two FiIms," Tarkovsky's essay on Ivan's Childhood; and "Ivan's WiIIow," a poem by the director's father, Arseny Tarkovsky |
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