Month: February 2022

Ivan's Childhood

“Ivan’s Childhood” Analysis and Review: Andrei Tarkovsky’s “Ivan’s Childhood” Shows the Terrible Impact of War on Children

By / February 13, 2022

Andrei Tarkovsky’s debut feature film Ivan’s Childhood shows how strongly war affects the lives of children. The curse of war affects everyone, but Tarkovsky chose childhood as it contrasts most. The film features the short tragic life of an orphaned boy named Ivan during the German invasion of Soviet Russia in World War II. However, …

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A Hero

“A Hero” Analysis and Review: Asghar Farhadi’s “A Hero” Is a Story of an Ordinary Man’s Extraordinary Deeds Despite Societal Backlash

By / February 11, 2022

Like his previous films, Asghar Farhadi’s A Hero deals with ordinary people and their lives. A debt-convict returns 17 gold coins, which her girlfriend picked up on the street, to its rightful owner. As a normal human, he makes mistakes but does not deviate himself from his morality. He strongly opposes the emotional exploitation of …

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