Lyudmila Polyakova on THE ASCENT OTTID:1410821
The Ascent
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In the following interview, recorded in Moscow in October 2020, actor Lyudmila Polyakova discusses the production of THE ASCENT and director Larisa Shepitko’s impact on her career.
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THE ASCENT Select-Scene Commentary OT...
In this program, created in 2020, film scholar Daniel Bird compares several scenes from THE ASCENT with their counterparts in Vasil Bykov’s 1970 novella “Sotnikov,” which inspired Larisa Shepitko’s film, and examines the way the film makes use of Alfred Schnittke’s score.
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Anton Klimov on THE ASCENT OTTID:1410819
In this introduction, recorded in September 2020, journalist Anton Klimov talks about the singular vision of his mother, director Larisa Shepitko, for THE ASCENT, and the devotion to her work of his father, filmmaker Elem Klimov.
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The Ascent
Directed by Larisa Shepitko • 1976 • Soviet Union
Shepitko's emotionally overwhelming final film won the Golden Bear at the 1977 Berlin Film Festival and has been hailed around the world as the finest Soviet film of its decade. Set during World War II's darkest days, THE ASCENT follows the pat...
