We all know the situation in Ukraine at the moment, but while it is only coming out here now, this film pre-dates the war, having been released at home on Christmas Eve, 2020. Given that, and the fact that I have no real knowledge of Ukrainian politics beyond the fact that there is a war going on, I am not going to attempt to frame Once Upon a Time in Ukraine through that lens. Well, that’s one reason. The other reason I’m not going to attempt to frame the film through contemporary politics is that while I’m sure those allusions exist within it, they aren’t needed to appreciate it.
Taras Shevchenko (played here by Roman Lutskyi) was a real historical figure; a writer, artist and poet whose work, a little reading suggests, is considered foundational to modern Ukrainian literature. The film, however, imagines him as a serf who,...
Taras Shevchenko (played here by Roman Lutskyi) was a real historical figure; a writer, artist and poet whose work, a little reading suggests, is considered foundational to modern Ukrainian literature. The film, however, imagines him as a serf who,...
- 4/13/2023
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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