{"product_id":"ascent-blu-ray","title":"Ascent Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ascent\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Larisa Shepitko (1977) Criterion Collection Blu-ray | 4K restoration | \u003cem\u003eRussian w\/ English subtitles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the darkest days of World War II, two partisans set out for supplies to sustain their beleaguered outfit, braving the blizzard-swept landscape of Nazi-occupied Belarus. When they fall into the hands of German forces, each must choose between martyrdom and betrayal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith stark, visceral cinematography that pits blinding white snow against pitch-black despair, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ascent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e finds poetry and transcendence in the harrowing trials of war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Selected-scene commentary featuring film scholar Daniel Bird\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Introduction by Anton Klimov, son of director Larisa Shepitko and filmmaker Elem Klimov \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Interview with actor Lyudmila Polyakova\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- \u003cem\u003eThe Homeland of Electricity\u003c\/em\u003e (1967) short by Shepitko\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- \u003cem\u003eLarisa\u003c\/em\u003e (1980) posthumous short film tribute to Shepitko made by her husband, Elem Klimov\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Two documentaries from 2012 about Shepitko\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Program from 1999 featuring interview with Shepitko\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Essay by poet Fanny Howe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45563358314672,"sku":"kfn1788771594202","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7216\/5808\/files\/ascent-blu-ray_1.jpg?v=1788771600","url":"https:\/\/www.birchcroft.shop\/products\/ascent-blu-ray","provider":"Quorvexa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}