Ivan's Childhood [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Andrey Tarkovskiy, Andrei Tarkovsky Andrey Tarkovskiy

Overview

This debut feature-length wartime drama by noted Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky was a remarkable introduction to a remarkable career. The poetic touch of Tarkovsky's hand and his measured pace is already evident as the tale of the young, twelve-year-old Ivan (Nikolai Burlyayev) evolves. Ivan is orphaned after his village is wiped out by an invading Nazi army and as a consequence, he ends up in a prison camp. The inventive lad escapes and is adopted by Captain Kholin (Valentin Zubkov), whose intention is to send the boy away to school. But Ivan is determined to help the Russian army and so he starts spying on the German forces. Because of his tender years he manages to pass freely back and forth behind enemy lines -- at least for awhile. This exemplary film won the top prize, the Golden Lion award at the 1962 Venice Film Festival and also won the Grand Prize at the 1962 San Francisco Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2013
UPC:	0715515102216
Original Release:	1962
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[monaural]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	9,333

Special Features

Interview With Film Scholar Vida T. Johnson, Coauthor Of The Films Of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue Interviews With Cimematographer Vadim Yusov And Actor Nikolai Burlyaev

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nikolay Burlyaev	Ivan
Valentin Zubkov	Capt. Kholin
Ye. Zharikov	Lt. Galtsev
S. Krylov	Cpl. Katasonych,Katasonych
Nikolai Grinko	Col. Gryaznov
D. Milyutenko	Old Man
V. Malyavina	Masha
I. Tarkovskaya	Ivan's Mother
Andrey Konchalovskiy	Soldier
Ivan Savkin	Actor
V. Marenkov	Actor
Vera Miturich	Girl
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov	Composer

Technical Credits

Vladimir Bogomolov

Andrey Tarkovskiy	Director
Vladimir Bogomolov	Screenwriter
S. Mukhin	Special Effects
V. Sevostyanov	Special Effects
Andrei Tarkovsky	Director