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Rating: 6.9/10 by 18 users

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968)

Petro is a modest farmhand living in an impoverished village in some unspecified long-ago era. He wants to marry the lovely Pidorka, but her stern father won't hear of it. The mischievous demon Basavriuk, offers a deal, enticing Petro into crime for the sake of fortune. Based on Nikolai Gogol’s short story “The Eve of Ivan Kupala” (“St John’s Eve”) and Ukrainian folk tales.

Directing:
  • Emilya Illienko
  • Georgi Djulgerov
  • Yurii Illienko
Writing:
  • Nikolai Gogol
  • Yurii Illienko
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Dec 25, 1968

Rating: 6.9/10 by 18 users

Alternative Title:
Der Abend vor dem Fest Iwan Kupala - DE
La nuit de la veille de la Saint-Jean - FR
Noc Kupaly - PL
Juhannusaatto - FI
Vecher nakanunie Ivana Kupala - RU
Vechir na Ivana Kupala - UA
Night of the Ivan Kupala - SU
Feast of St. John the Baptist - SU

Country:
Soviet Union
Language:
Український
Runtime: 01 hour 11 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: hallucination, surrealism, pact with the devil, ukrainian village, mystical, ukrainian folklore, dance ritual

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