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Voskhozhdenie
Ascent
Circe598
Dec 25, 2011Circe598 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Russian films are brilliant, The Ascent being a case in point. The mood is beyond grim yet deeply spiritual. I have never seen warfare depicted in this way: much death, little blood, but extreme humanity. Acceptance of death, stoicism, a willingness to endure extreme conditions--a part of the Russian soul. also see: Ivan's Childhood and everything by Tarkovsky.