Ivan's Childhood (1962, Andrei Tarkovsky)

Monday 22nd April 7pm, Richard Hoggart Building cinema

Join us on Monday the 22nd of April from 7pm (film starts at 7:15pm) for the first screening in our Andrei Tarkovsky series, Ivan’s Childhood (1962). The film is 94 minutes long so the screening will finish at around 8:50pm.

According to the Criterion Collection:

The debut feature by the great Andrei Tarkovsky, Ivan’s Childhood is a poetic journey through the shards and shadows of one boy’s war-ravaged youth. Moving back and forth between the traumatic realities of World War II and serene moments of family life before the conflict began, Tarkovsky’s film remains one of the most jarring and unforgettable depictions of the impact of war on children.

For more on the film, see the essay for the Criterion release by Dina Iordanova. For more on Tarkovsky’s films, see the BFI’s guide on where to begin with his work.