Film

A Dream

Name: A Dream
Director: Volodymyr Denysenko
Released: 1964
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Ivan Mykolaichuk, Yuriy Leontyev, Dmitri Milyutenko, Nataliya Naum, Mikhail Derzhavin

1964 · 91 min · ★ 7.7 · Dir. Volodymyr Denysenko

Poetic treatment of the early life of Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. A biopic made on the occasion of his 150th anniversary. It dwells on the first part of the Shevchenko's life leading up to the writing of his rebellious poem "A Dream" (A comedy). The film features the first appearance on the silver screen of the iconic Ukrainian actor Ivan Mykolaichuk (as Taras Shevchenko).