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Larisa Shepitko’s final film before her untimely death at 41, The Ascent is a lyrical evocation of the costs of moral and spiritual fortitude in times of great despair.
Apr 29, 2022 · The crowning triumph of a career cut tragically short, the final film from Larisa Shepitko won the Golden Bear at the 1977 Berlin Film Festival and went on to be hailed as one of the finest works of late Soviet cinema.
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The Ascentis presented on Blu-Ray in its original aspect ratio of 1:37:1. The leaflet included in the release notes that the new digital transfer was created in 4K resolution from the 35 mm original camera negative and restored by the studio Mosfilm. It’ll be easier to just cut to the chase here, so to put it simply, Criterion’s release of The Asce...
This new Blu-ray release of The Ascentfeatures (as detailed in the “About the Transfer” section) an uncompressed monaural soundtrack, which is noted as being remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track. Unsurprisingly, the audio on this release is exemplary, providing the viewer with a firm auditory experience that mixes wonderfully with the new 4K re...
This release of The Ascentarrives with a more than adequate assortment of supplemental features on the disc, including: 1. ANTOM KLIMOV INTRODUCTION: In this introduction, recorded for the Criterion Collection in September 2020, journalist Anton Klimov talks about the singular vision of his mother, director Larisa Shepitko, for The Ascent, and the ...
It’s incredibly hard to digest the full incalculable power of Larisa Shepitko’s The Ascent on first viewing, and even more difficult to put that power into words. What Shepitko manages to do in just under two hours is craft a tale that challenges the viewer at every turn, utilizing masterful combinations of script and visual motifs to weave a story...
The Ascent is a 1977 film by Larisa Shepitko that depicts the horrors of World War II from the perspective of two Soviet partisans. Criterion's Blu-Ray release features a stunning 4K restoration, a monaural soundtrack, and several supplemental features.
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The Ascent (Russian: Восхождение, tr. Voskhozhdeniye) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko and made at Mosfilm. Shepitko and Yuri Klepikov 's screenplay was adapted from the 1970 novel Sotnikov by Vasil Bykaŭ. The film was shot in black-and-white in January 1974 near Murom, Russia, in appalling winter conditions.
Sep 26, 2024 · “The Ascent” transcends its post-Stalinist anti-war content by operating between the realms of black and white, right and wrong, heaven and hell, good and evil, life and death to present an anti-war film about the conscience that guides our actions.
The Ascent. Directed by Larisa Shepitko • 1977 • Soviet Union Starring Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergei Yakovlev The crowning triumph of a career cut tragically short, the final film from Larisa Shepitko won the Golden Bear at the 1977 Berlin Film Festival and went on to be hailed as one of the finest works of late Soviet cinema.
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Mar 28, 2019 · The breathless immediacy of Voskhozhdeniye (The Ascent, Larisa Shepitko, 1977), adapted from a novella by Vasily Bykov about two Belarusian partisans during World War II, combines with a profound understanding of human vulnerability to make the film, Shepitko’s last, a masterpiece of war cinema.
