Ukrainian Film Series: The Dream, 1964
Series
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Ukrainian Cinema since Independence
Description
The Dream, 1964 (Feature film by Volodymyr Denysenko)
A biopic of the Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko, made on the occasion of his 150th anniversary. It features the first part of Shevchenko’s life leading up to the writing of his rebellious poem “The Dream”. Restored and digitally re-mastered in 2011 the film features the first appearance on the silver screen of the iconic Ukrainian actor Ivan Mykolaichuk (as Taras Shevchenko).
The film will be introduced by Yuri Shevchuk, lecturer of Ukrainian language and culture and director of the Ukrainian Film Club at Columbia University, New York. Discussion will follow the film screening.
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