Vechir na Ivana Kupala

Sep 14 1968 N/A 1h 11m
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

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.

Plot

Piotr 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. Luckily, the mischievous demon Bassaruv is loose in the land, and offers him a deal.

Written by

Nikolay Gogol, Yuri Ilyenko

Directed by

Yuri Ilyenko

Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
574
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA