Curzon Artificial Eye: Ivan's Childhood Blu-ray Detailed
HomeCurzon Artificial Eye: Ivan's Childhood Blu-ray Detailed
Posted May 20, 2016 01:49 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Curzon Artificial Eye have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Andrei Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood (1962), starring Nikolay Burlyaev, Nikolay Grinko, Yevgeni Zharikov, Andrey Konchalovskiy, and Valentin Zubkov. The release will be available for purchase on June 27.
Synopsis: Andrei Tarkovsky's debut feature is an extraordinarily moving and powerful story of war and revenge. Determined to avenge his family's death at the hands of the Nazis, 12 year-old Ivan joins a Russian partisan regiment as a scout, where he becomes indispensable for his ability to slip unnoticed behind enemy lines. But, as his missions become increasingly dangerous, it is decided that he must be removed from the front line. Ivan resists and convinces his commanding officers to allow him to carry out one last expedition.
Special Features:
Synopsis: Andrei Tarkovsky's debut feature is an extraordinarily moving and powerful story of war and revenge. Determined to avenge his family's death at the hands of the Nazis, 12 year-old Ivan joins a Russian partisan regiment as a scout, where he becomes indispensable for his ability to slip unnoticed behind enemy lines. But, as his missions become increasingly dangerous, it is decided that he must be removed from the front line. Ivan resists and convinces his commanding officers to allow him to carry out one last expedition.
Special Features:
- Selected scene commentary with Film Psychoanalyst Mary Wild
- Interview with actor Evgeniy Zharikov
- Interview with Director of Photograohy Vadim Usov
- Interview with Composer Vyaaheslav Ovchinnikov
- 36-page illustrated booklet
- Exclusive slipcase
