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19Jun11
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Harry Rossi
14May12
Very beautiful. Felt like a haunting meditation. The cinematography is unreal. It being my second Tarkovsky film, its inspired me to try and watch more of his movies.
DT
12Apr12
Coming after but outdoing Milestone’s All Quiet on the Western Front in depicting war’s usurping of innocence, and preceding but also beating Klimov’s Come and See for visceral wartime atmospherics. The film achieves a sense of lyricism that some veteran filmmakers never capture, let alone first-timers. And while there are some moments here and there that could’ve perhaps been honed a little further - Tarkovsky himself felt the final product could’ve done with some such tweaking yet - on the whole it’s a fine, often beautiful film, and one for the ages.
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filipe.oliveira04
29Mar12
Reminds me of a lesson from a teacher, who said that the astonishing images of great films have 'layers of meaning'. This piece is a wonderful demonstration of that poetic storytelling.
Tony Zhou
26Feb12
I consider this the greatest directorial debut of all-time. It features so many elements that trip up first-time filmmakers: elaborate shots, dream sequences, water, fire, children, war, the danger of being polemical or "making a statement." It conquers all of those challenges and then creates something coherent and beautiful. One of my personal bibles.
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Joel
9Sep11
A surprisingly enjoyable film. Without all the grand arcs and movements of his later works but full of all the absolutely stunning imagery shot in awe-inspiring black and white. The plot itself lacks at points but many scenes are among the best I've seen. The scene of young love in the birch forest was amazing and traversing through the marsh with flares tumulting into dust in the background were beautiful.
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cam.oran
8Aug11
An article (letter) by Sartre about the film, the link's copied from a forum discussion. http://people.ucalgary.ca/~tstronds/nostalghia.com/TheTopics/Sartre.html
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Taylor Geddes
4Aug11
Tarkovsky had two prominent things going when he got behind a camera. First was to hold the shot as long as possible, only cutting when necessary, commanding brilliancy from the actors. Second was to capture the astonishing beauty of the environment with the same shots. A prime example is the scene where Masha & Leonid are in the woods. Those shots seem to go on forever and the barren trees are unbelievably striking.
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shaun morrison
28Jul11
very interesting work from tarkovsky its the first ive seen of his films and i cant wait ton see the rest also i really liked the performance from the character of ivan
Christopher Taylor
25Jul11
This is an excellent film with haunting poetic vision, however, it teaches me personally about debut features. When a director finally gets a break to make a first feature, sometimes it is important to battle the urge to do too much visually. It can become crowded and the project could get lost. This movie comes to that brink, but still manages to inspire awe.
Francisco R.
11Jul11
The stunning, almost mystic BW photography will remain an indelible image in my mind.
Bongos615
27May11
This was the last of Tarkovsky's features that I had never seen. I feel that it might require a second viewing before I can fully articulate my feelings about it, but I was most of all surprised by the film's style. Being used to the long takes and meditative pace of Stalker, Mirror, etc., I was shocked by this film's expressive closeups. The style even reminded me of Fellini, despite T's radically different POV.
Gylfi Reynisson
22Mar11
After watching the movie I could not help but think of the simularities between it and Klimov's "Come and See". Both tell a story about a boy who experiences the horrors of ww2 and both left a lasting impression on me. But the difference is that while Come and See is one of the most brutal and disturbing films I have ever seen, Ivan's Childhood was more like a sad poem that had some glimmer of hope in it. Beautiful !
comeandsee
19Mar11
the very first by the god of andrei tarkovsky. and as such the first masterpiece. a highly significant work which influenced his other great contemporary shepitko to no end. it is brutal, poetic and in the end shares a duality between its hope and its desolation. the visual beauty is typical tarkovsky even if the trademark hasnt quite developed. a masterwork of soviet cinema, and an incredibly subversive text.
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Jason Callen
18Mar11
I couldn't find anything wrong with it. Amazing debut that proves Tarkovsky came to features a fully formed, mature artist. Really stunning. I can't wait to watch it again.
Atoms For Peace
5Feb11
This film sets the tone of Tarkovsky's Cinema. His first full-length movie is already a masterpiece. Dreamlike images, surrealist view of reality, awesome camera work and music. We can clearly see the influence of Bergman's cinema. Brilliant !
EastyBoy
18Oct10
Very different from the other Tarkovsky films that I've seen and quite refreshing for it. The cinematography was beautiful and the performance by the kid who played Ivan was just amazing. That said, I agree with posters below that the film might have worked better and had more of an emotional impact had it stayed with Ivan the whole time. Still thought it was great though.
Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
1Oct10
The expressionist photography is absolutely beautiful, and although it's more kinetic than Tarkovsky's later films, it's no less spiritual or profound. However, the film is titled Ivan's Childhood, but Ivan feels almost flossed over at times, the focus should have stayed on him the entire time. Also, it's too short, the ending is abrupt and out of nowehere. The film left me wanting more.
WhatsUpWill
15Sep10
Beautiful, passionate, perfectly moody, excellent characters, brilliant dream sequences... yet... I would have rather had a straight narrative instead without the tiring Masha subplot. When the film is focused on Ivan, it's a triumph. Elsewhere, not so much.