If you loved Man with a Movie Camera, try Ivan's Childhood
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the foreign gem mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to Man with a Movie Camera, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Ivan's Childhood is
You're a child, orphaned by war. You scout for the Soviet army, crossing enemy lines. But the fighting intensifies, and your protectors struggle to keep you from the front. Tarkovsky's debut feature finds poetry amid the brutal landscape.

