The story of war is never evocative or full of memories, it is really sad, really painful, really lost. Even the sweetest apple in the dream fell to the ground. There is not too much time sequence, I just choose the plot according to what I want to express. I don’t know if anyone will feel that the victory is sudden, but in my perception, its suddenness will make people more clearly. You know, what he said had nothing to do with the war itself, but the people who suffered because of it. I seem to see some of the foreshadowing, but I don't seem to see it. Are those crosses? Is that the sound of the bell ringing? Is that the song about Don't Go Across the River? The repeated appearance is that Tarkovsky is saying, "I told you already, what I want to tell you, did you notice it?" The artistry of the voice in the film is really high. It is no longer just a simple discourse, nor is it just an account of the background. It is the connection that the director ties to the plot, the song, those bells; it is the director's painful words, the dialogue that appears in sync with the picture in the last five minutes.
View more about Ivan's Childhood reviews
