Product: My Name Is Ivan [VHS] (1963)
Rating: 4.0
Tarkovsky's very interesting debut feature..
Exploring new techniques against an older framework, ivan's childhood may not have the same feel as other tarkovsky films but the stylistic innovation is still present especially in the dream sequences and in the interesting ways that water is photographed which would become a very prominent feature in his later movies as well..It is actually a very remarkable movie and one that the world took notice of (including ingmar bergman who was influenced a lot by this movie)..This is the work of a young director experimenting with a new cinematic technique.. The results are very interesting and Ivan's childhood remains a classic of 60's cinema..