This one as well, I don't recall this being discussed.


7:30 pm – 11:00 pm, Thursday, October 27,



My Name is Ivan
Based on Vladimir Bogomolov’s short story Ivan, Andrei Tarkovsky’s My Name is Ivan tells the story of twelve-year-old Ivan Bondarev. After losing his family to the invading Nazis, Ivan is determined to aid the Soviet Army in any way he can. Although the soldiers want to send Ivan away to school (and to safety), they relent when Ivan makes it clear he is determined to stay.


Andrei Tarkovsky
Legendary Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky directed such cinematic gems as Andrei Rublev, Solaris, and The Mirror. He developed a theory of film to which he referred as “sculpting in time.” Numerous authors and other filmmakers have devoted works to him; Ingmar Bergman said of Tarkovsky, “Tarkovsky for me is the greatest [director], the one who invented a new language, true to the nature of film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream.”
This event at the Russian Embassy is open to all AU and DC Consortium undergraduate and graduate students, who must RSVP individually via IRC@american.edu by Monday, October 24th. Please include your school affiliation and graduate or undergraduate status. Students must bring their university and government-issued ID's. Business attire is required. Transportation from AU, Georgetown, GW, and UMD (College Park) will be arranged. Please check our website for pick-up times and locations.


Shuttle Times and Locations
Times listed below are departure times. Please be at the pick-up location before the departure time.

American University: 6:40 p.m. at the main Shuttle Stop (behind Letts Hall, southern edge of campus)
University of Maryland (College Park): 6:00 p.m. at Stamp Student Union Building, Lot HH
Georgetown U: 6:40 p.m. in Lot 3 by the tennis courts.
George Washington U: 6:30 p.m. at 22nd and G Streets, NW.
George Mason U: 5:45 p.m. at the Sandy Creek Shuttle Stop

Return Shuttles: Return shuttles will be available at 10:30 p.m. for all universities.



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Type:Film/MovieHost:Initiative for Russian Culture