Tarkovsky on "Ivan's Childhood"

Salvador 2022-03-21 09:02:38

1) "Billion is a child who was emotionally tortured by an adult. He lost his childhood in the war and sacrificed his life because he experienced the life of an adult. The film must be built on the basis of this child's character, But there must be some plot that shows his boyishness. There is one detail in the novel that is captured very accurately: Ivan is playing the game of war—what could be more shocking than this

2) "Everything here is deep, terrifying and real, and there is no room for fictional thrilling and romantic stories. Ivan is by no means the pride and darling of the troops, but their pain. Whenever Ivan sneaks behind the enemy, their Tormented inside. Only when a child has the passion of an adult does they grieve for him. I fell deeply in love with this subject. I was the same age when the war started. This is our generation people's situation.

3) "The Russian theme must be highlighted, in the overall tone, in the location. The Russian character, the Russian psychology."

4) "There are really well-organized shots in the film. It's a typical academy production. It's the kind of stuff that comes up in college dorms."

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Ivan's Childhood 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.

  • Ivan: Is he a Fritz too?

    Galtsev: He's either a German doctor or writer.

    Ivan: They have no writers. I saw them burning books in a square. They poured gasoline on them and set them on fire. There was soot in the air for a week.

    Galtsev: That writer lived 400 years ago.

    Ivan: Well, then maybe.