The Best of Soviet and Russian Cinema: Andrei Tarkovsky's "Ivan's Childhood"

In his first feature "Ivan's Childhood" (1962), Andrei Tarkovsky reveals the drama of a 12-year-old orphan working behind enemy lines in World War II. The School of Cinema opens its The Best of Soviet and Russian Cinema course to the public on Wednesday evenings this fall. The screenings showcase the most memorable works of some of the greatest Russian directors from the 1950s to the present. All films will be shown with English subtitles. Featured as Cinema 373, the course is taught by Professor Steven Kovacs with graduate student Pavel Koshukov.