Ascent Blu-ray Action Pioneering silent epic examining intolerance

Pioneering silent epic examining intolerance through the ages by intercutting between four storylines in four distinct time periods

Definitely one of Fellini's finest as he begins to adapt neo-realism into something new in international cinema

whose lives intersect

Parallel to the suspense elements the movie is full of subtexts and wry humour

Ascent Blu-ray Action Pioneering silent epic examining intolerance'The Ascent' Director: Larisa Shepitko (1977) Criterion Collection Blu ray 4K restoration Russian w English subtitles In 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. With stark, visceral cinematography that pits blinding white snow