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Ivanovo detstvo : Ivan's childhood /

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An evocative, poetic journey through the shadows and shards of a boy's war-torn youth. 12-year old Ivan works as a spy at the World War II eastern front. The small Ivan can cross the German lines unnoticed to collect information. Three Soviet officers try to take care of this boy-child.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Moskovskai︠a︡ kinostudii︠a︡ "Mosfilʹm.", Soviet Union. Ministerstvo kulʹtury, Criterion Collection (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Papava, Mikhail, 1906-1975, Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986, Burli︠a︡ev, Nikolaĭ, Zubkov, Valentin, Zharikov, Evgeniĭ, Bogomolov, Vladimir, 1926-
Format: Video DVD
Language:Russian
Language Notes:Russian dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection ; [2007]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 397.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Children > Soviet Union > Drama.
Soviet Union > History > 1939-1945 > Drama.
Children and war > Soviet Union > Drama.
Orphans > Soviet Union > Drama.
Spies > Soviet Union > Drama.
Soviet Union > Drama.
Mirovai︠a︡voĭina, 1939-1945 > Drama
Feature films.
Motion pictures, Russian.
War films.
War > Feature.
Description
Summary:An evocative, poetic journey through the shadows and shards of a boy's war-torn youth. 12-year old Ivan works as a spy at the World War II eastern front. The small Ivan can cross the German lines unnoticed to collect information. Three Soviet officers try to take care of this boy-child.
Item Description:Based on the novella Ivan by Vladimir Bogomolov.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; video appreciation of director Andrei Tarkovsky and "Ivan's childhood" featuring Vida T. Johnson, co-author of "The films of Andrei Tarkovsky: a visual fugue;" new video interviews with cinematographer Vadim Yusov and actor Nikolai Burlyaev, who played Ivan; booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Dina Iordanova and new translations by Robert Bird of "Between two films" Andrei Tarkovsky's essay about Ivan's childhood, and "Ivan's willow" a poem by the director's father, Arseny Tarkovsky.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (29 pages)
Format:DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Venice Film Festival, 1962: Golden Lion - Best Picture.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Vadim Yusov.
ISBN:193412169X
9781934121696