Film196591 min

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Name: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1965
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Ivan Mykolaichuk, Larisa Kadochnikova, Tatyana Bestayeva, Nikolay Grinko, Spartak Bagashvili

Taste attributes: dramaromancemonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalheavyimaginarylinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalrylove conquers allunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeStylised and unhurried: an emotional romantic drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like patience over pace.

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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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7.6 /10

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Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

In a Carpathian village, Ivan falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of his father's killer. When tragedy befalls her, his grief lasts months; finally he rejoins the colorful life around him, marrying Palagna. She wants children but his mind stays on his lost love. To recapture his attention, Palagna tries sorcery, and in the process comes under the spell of the sorcerer, publicly humiliating Ivan, who then fights the sorcerer. The lively rhythms of village life, the work and the holidays, the pageant and revelry of weddings and funerals, the change of seasons, and nature's beauty give proportion to Ivan's tragedy.

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