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Lumen
Very accessible by Tarkovsky standards. Strong acting, catching story, and some very simple and strong cinematic effects. The ending is so well done.So many symbols, such a well created atmosphere, the film never really settles, but always remains floating in a corner of my mind.
NourNasreldin
The film stars a young boy named Ivan who has been ripped of all kinds of innocence that one might find in a child his age. Ivan works with the army, helping them with taking out dangerous and suicidal missions. The film is loaded with symbols and metaphors with an overall mood of sadness yet; one might find it very poetic.In watching Ivanovo Detstvo, one finds himself somehow indulged in the content of the film without a logical reason, sometimes not understanding what’s going on at all. I personally found the overall story disturbing and yet, it cannot be considered just another war film. You can definitely feel there’s a lot lying beneath that. Ivan’s own personality is a mystery that doesn’t unfold throughout the film. You find yourself witnessing a child who has taken a path that is not meant for children without ever knowing why.
locovoco
Poor Ivan never gets anything...it's always Masha, Masha, Masha!This is one of those rare films, and by no means am I saying this is a bad movie-quite the opposite, that I almost wish I could stop the motion of the picture. Meaning, take each individual scene like a painting and hang them up in a museum next to each other and just study them for awhile to truly grasp the beauty of what I just witnessed-each scene felt like a meticulously crafted charcoal still....
allisoncm
When TCM shows it, it is under the name My Name is Ivan. Usually people refer to it by the name of Ivan's Childhood.ansver
Tarkovsky's first feature movie, quite a poetic anti war one.jerichoholic
I'm Bulgarian and the title Ivanovo Detsvo means exactly Ivan's Childhood.Boei
Amazing. Such strong symbolism and cinematography creating a lot of atmosphere and story from simple scenes. Fantastic acting by the kid.Overall very captivating without a clear reason why, like NourNasreldin said. Like others recommended an accessible start in the Tarkovsky universe, can't wait to see more of his films.
Houseman
Aka. title changed after contact with the ICM staff.Dieguito
I expected more from this first Tarkovskiy, good movie, but not a favorite