Ivan's childhood by Andrei Tarkovsky

The film "Ivan's childhood" changed the genre of war cinema, became the beginning of the creative path of the great Andrei Tarkovsky and was widely recognized throughout the world

The film tells about a boy who dreams about the childhood that he should have. A terrible reality in which it is difficult to wake up every time is something that should never be in life, under any circumstances. Nikolai Burlyaev was immediately approved for the role of Ivan. This young artist, Andrei Konchalovsky, shortly before filming met on the street, offered to act in films and shot in the diploma film "The Boy and the Dove." Subsequently, Burlyaev recalled Tarkovsky: “He sought the full truth, not the game.” The main role in the film was played by young Nikolai Burlyaev, who was 15 years old at the time of filming.

To cope with such a task would not be easy even for an adult and experienced artist. Tarkovsky was able to customize Burlyaev, get a complete immersion in the image and the right emotion. Thanks to the skill of cameraman Vadim Yusov, the picture contains encyclopedic motion pictures, including stunningly verified close-ups. The picture is black and white. This is absolutely no coincidence. Because war has no colors. The film is about how the war burns everything out, leaving no room in the soul of a person for anything, for any other feeling.

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