1968DramaFantasyMystery1h 11m

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

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.

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageuk

Keywords

hallucinationsurrealismpact with the devilukrainian villagemysticalukrainian folkloredance ritual

Production

Dovzhenko Film Studios
Dovzhenko Film Studios
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