L'enfance d'Ivan

Original title: Ivanovo detstvo

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Valentina Malyavina and Valentin Zubkov in L'enfance d'Ivan (1962)

During WWII, Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev strikes up a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers while working as a scout behind the German lines.During WWII, Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev strikes up a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers while working as a scout behind the German lines.During WWII, Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev strikes up a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers while working as a scout behind the German lines.

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8.0/10

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- 2 wins total

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Nikolay Burlyaev

Ivan Bondarev
(as Kolya Burlyaev)

Valentin Zubkov

Leonid Kholin
(as V. Zubkov)

Evgeniy Zharikov

Galtsev
(as Ye. Zharikov)

Stepan Krylov

Katasonov
(as S. Krylov)

Nikolay Grinko

Gryaznov
(as N. Grinko)

Dmitri Milyutenko

Old Man
(as D. Milyutenko)

Valentina Malyavina

Masha
(as V. Malyavina)

Irma Tarkovskaya

Ivan's Mother
(as I. Tarkovskaya)

Andrei Konchalovsky

Soldier with glasses
(as A. Konchalovskiy)

Ivan Savkin

Vladimir Marenkov

Vera Miturich

Girl

Nikolay Smorchkov

Starshina
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Tarkosvky shows real footage of occupied Berlin, including the charred corpse of Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Minister of propaganda, and the bodies of his six children murdered by their parents in Berlin on 1 May 1945.

Goofs
When Kholin and Galtsev take Ivan across the river in the boat, a tree into the water falls near them. It is supposed to be because of the military action taking place, but it can be seen that the base of the tree has been sawn across in a straight line.

Quotes
Ivan's Mother: If a well is really deep, you can see a star down there even in the middle of a sunny day.

Connections
Edited into Moskovskaya elegiya (1990)

Soundtracks
Ne velyat Mashe
[Song played on the gramophone. English translation: "Masha is not allowed beyond the river".]

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7/10

Skillful, but not Especially Engaging

Ivan's Childhood is a pretty masterful example of editing, cinematography, acting, direction, and pretty much everything else that's right about film. Unfortunately, the drama or suspense is not very gripping.

This is as simple as I can put it. Film buffs will probably love this movie. It's crafted like a work of art. The average moviegoer will probably be bored during the film.

This film kind of defies convention and rating. I thought it was well- made, I just thought it wasn't very engaging.