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Ivans Childhood Uk Only (Ivanovo detstvo)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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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 lvan (NikoIai BurIyaev) is orphaned after his famiIy are kiIled by the Nazis. He Iater joins a partisan group who use his diminutive stature and agility to gather inteIIigence. 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 VISUALLY STUNNlNG FlRST MASTERPlECE 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 Il and serene moments of family Iife before the confIict began, Tarkovsky's fiIm remains one of the most jarring and unforgettable 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 Ivan's Childhood featuring Vida T. Johnson, co-author of The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A VisuaI Fugue Interviews with cinematographer Vadim Yusov and actor Nikolai Burlyaev PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by fiIm schoIar Dina lordanova; "Between Two Films," Tarkovsky's essay on lvan's ChiIdhood; and "lvan's Willow," a poem by the director's father, Arseny Tarkovsky |
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