1932 · drama · historical
Ivan
Directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko1h 42m1932
A young farmer Ivan and his lazy father Stepan try to help with the construction of the Dniprohes, but he learns that strength is not enough for a worker and joins the Communist party.
Our read: Ivan (1932) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive drama · historical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / historical, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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