The first film from renowned cinematic auteur Andrei Tarkovsky, Ivan's Childhood is a lyrical anti-war reverie that heralded the arrival of one of cinema's most acclaimed masters. In the midst of World War II, orphan Ivan Bondarev joins the Soviet army as a scout behind German lines.
Screened as part of our Talking Pictures series! Join filmmaker Terrance Odette and film programmer Wendy Guymer-Tutt for a post-screening discussion.
“The visual inventiveness that the director brings to the story is utterly personal and surprisingly spiritual, even transcendent.” -
Richard Brody, The New Yorker
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