Andrei Tarkovsky: 'Ivan's Childhood'
Efird, Robert
Andrei Tarkovsky's 1962 Ivan's Childhood marked a pivotal moment for Soviet 'poetic cinema' and launched the career of an artist now considered a towering figure of Russian culture. A thorough analysis of this debut film through a close examination of the narrative structure, stylistic approach and philosophical underpinnings 25 b/w film stills.