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

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Yurii Illienko
  • Profile picture of Larysa Kadochnykova
    Pidorka Larysa Kadochnykova
  • Profile picture of Boris Khmelnitsky
    Petro Boris Khmelnitsky
  • Profile picture of Oleksandr Sergienko
    Ivas Oleksandr Sergienko
  • Profile picture of Davyd Yanover
    Master Davyd Yanover
  • Profile picture of Dmytro Franko
    Korzh Dmytro Franko
  • Profile picture of Yevgeni Fridman
    Basavriuk Yevgeni Fridman
  • Profile picture of Gemma Firsova
    Witch Gemma Firsova
  • Profile picture of Konstantin Ershov
    Priest Konstantin Ershov

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Keywords

  • hallucination
  • surrealism
  • pact with the devil
  • ukrainian village
  • mystical
  • ukrainian folklore
  • dance ritual