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.
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The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
- Overview
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- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 25, 1968
Runtime
1h 11m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
User Score
69%
Original Title
Вечір на Івана Купала
Production Companies
Dovzhenko Film Studios
Director
Yurii Illienko
Description
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.