Synopsis
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 path of two peasant soldiers, cut off from their troop, who trudge through the snowy backwoods of Belarus seeking refuge among villagers. Their harrowing trek leads them on a journey of betrayal, heroism, and ultimate transcendence.
Cast
| Sotnikov | Boris Plotnikov |
| Rybak | Vladimir Gostyukhin |
| Village elder | Sergei Yakovlev |
| Demchika | Lyudmila Polyakova |
| Basya | Victoria Goldentul |
| Portnov | Anatoly Solonitsyn |
| Stas | Nikolay Sektimenko |
Credits
| Director | Larisa Shepitko |
| Producer | Larisa Shepitko |
| Screenplay | Larisa Shepitko and Yuri Klepikov |
| Based on the novel by | Vasil Bykov |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Chukhnov and Pavel Lebeshev |
| Art director | Yuri Raksha |
| Editing | V. Belova |
| Music | Alfred Schnittke |
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Eclipse Series 11:
Larisa Shepitko
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Aug 11, 2008
Of all the dazzlingly talented filmmakers to emerge from the Soviet Union, Larisa Shepitko has remained one of the least widely known. While many of . . .
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