Ivan’s Childhood (1962) Criterion Blu-Ray

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‘Ivan’s Childhood‘ Director: Andei Tarkovsky (1962) Criterion Collection Blu-ray | Restoration | Russian w/ English subtitles

The debut film of the esteemed and influential director is bleak but beautiful. A poetic look at a boy surviving in an environment undergoing the ravages of World War II interspersed with images of his life before the conflict.

Special features include:
– Interview with film scholar Vida T. Johnson, co-author of The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue
– Interviews with cinematographer Vadim Yusov and actor Nikolai Burlyaev
– Essay by film scholar Dina Iordanova; “Between Two Films,” an essay by Tarkovsky on Ivan’s Childhood; and “Ivan’s Willow,” a poem by the director’s father, Arseny Tarkovsky

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