BABYLON XX by Ivan Mykolaychuk
Mykolaychuk made history in world cinema in the 1960s, playing the role of Ivan in Sergei Parajanov's “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”. But Mykolaychuk himself also made brilliant, poetic, authorial films that are incredibly interesting to watch today. His films are surprisingly polyphonic: folk songs in different languages, colorful heroines and heroes in a complex, intricate ecosystem of social life.
Babylon XX is the directorial debut of actor Ivan Mykolaychuk. Set in the picturesque Ukrainian village of Babylon in the 1920s, the film tells the story of the clash between the old and new political worlds. The international premiere of the film took place at the Locarno Film Festival, and it became a high-profile event, even though it was shot at a time (1979) when Ukrainian cinema was under considerable pressure from the official Soviet government.
SCREENINGS
27.10., 20:00
City Kino Wedding
Müllerstraße 74, 13349 Berlin
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Such Late, Such Warm Autumn by Ivan Mykolaychuk
Another "Bukovinian story" tells the story of Rusnak, a peasant who leaves for Canada in search of a better life and later returns home with his granddaughter Orysia. Through the character of Orysia, Ivan Mykolaychuk raises an important issue of national consciousness: in Bukovyna, Orysia falls in love with a local boy and realizes her own national identity. It was Ivan Mykolaychuk who played the handsome village boy Hryhor, with whom Orysia falls in love.
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29.10., 20:00
City Kino Wedding
Müllerstraße 74, 13349 Berlin
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The White Bird Marked with Black by Yuri Illienko
The White Bird Marked with Black is a landmark film of the Ukrainian cinema era, a film that belongs to the school of Ukrainian poetic cinema, a famous film directed by Yuriy Illienko and shot at the Oleksandr Dovzhenko Kyiv Film Studio. Despite the fact that Yuriy Illienko shot the film back in 1970, it was released on the big screen only two years later, on January 17, 1972! 50 years later, The White Bird Marked with Black is still among the most iconic films, ranking 8th in the list of the 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema.
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27.10., 18:00
City Kino Wedding
Müllerstraße 74, 13349 Berlin
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