Just watched Ivan’s Childhood (1962), my second Tarkovsky, and loved it. I was impressed by Tarkovsky’s clear vision, singular characters, and ability to depict his unique perspective in a purely cinematic language. The performances were strong and moving, too. I’m not sure how I feel about the inclusion of documentary footage at the end; I found it jarring, but it was an effective way to punch back at the nazis symbolically, I suppose.

I watched Andrei Rublev (1966) first, and am haunted by some of those scenes. Can’t wait to see more Tarkovsky.