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🎥 Ukrainian Film Mini-Series at The Cinematheque | 23 - 29 October, 2025Join the screenings for a chance to see two of the finest examples of Ukrainian poetic cinema, inspired by themes from Ukrainian literature and folk culture.
This series offer to explore the stories of Mykola Hohol’s collection.
▪️The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968)
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2025/eve-ivan-kupalo
▪️The Lost Letter (1972)
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2025/lost-letter
Although considered a great avatar of Russian literature (and better known in the English-speaking world under the Russian name Nikolai Gogol), Mykola Hohol was in fact born and raised in Ukraine, where these stories are set.
Both films draw deeply from Ukrainian folk traditions and from the painful history of Ukraine. Soviet authorities objected to the expressions of Ukrainian identity and banned them immediately upon release.
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👉 Ukrainian Poetic Cinema: Rebuilding National Identity
🗓 23-29 October, 2025
📍The Cinematheque - 1131 Howe St, Vancouver
🎞 In Ukrainian with English subtitles
🎟 More about the Ukrainian film series: https://thecinematheque.ca/series/ukrainian-poetic-cinema
A portion of the proceeds from this series will be donated to victims of the war in Ukraine through the Maple Hope Foundation ❤️
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The Ukrainian Film Series is co-presented by the Maple Hope Foundation and The Cinematheque, with partial funding from the Shevchenko Foundation Ukrainian Canadian Veterans Fund.
Program Curator: Alina Senchenko
Project Coordinator: Iryna Borzilova
Media Partner: Ukraїnian Days
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