The Ascent (Voskhozhdeniye). Larisa Shepitko, 1977.
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Edition screened: Included in Criterion Eclipse Series 11: Larisa Shepitko 2-DVD set, released 2008. Russian language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 109 minutes.
Edition screened: Included in Criterion Eclipse Series 11: Larisa Shepitko 2-DVD set, released 2008. Russian language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 109 minutes.
Summary: Slaughtered sheep
Details:
1) A soldier carries a dead sheep around his shoulders in the snow, 19:00-22:23. There is no blood or gore depicted, just a sheep’s body.
2) Very quick image of a hanging sheep carcass mid-butchering or skinning, 47:30-47:32, with no details or action shots.
This is an extremely good film about betrayal and loyalty, evoking tension similar to The Virgin Spring.
