Is The Eve of Ivan Kupalo sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Eve of Ivan Kupalo end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Eve of Ivan Kupalo scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Eve of Ivan Kupalo easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Eve of Ivan Kupalo violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

Name: The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 1968
Duration: 71 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Larysa Kadochnykova, Boris Khmelnitsky, Oleksandr Sergienko, Davyd Yanover, Dmytro Franko

Directed by Yurii Illienko

Produced by Dovzhenko Film Studios

196871 min7.0 / 10

A haunting, folklore-steeped tale of temptation and moral corruption set in a Ukrainian village, where surreal imagery and supernatural forces blur the line between desire and damnation.

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.

Clusters

Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Art and Philosophy Movements Witchcraft and Occult Movies Rural Countryside Setting

Genres

Drama Fantasy Mystery

Keywords

Hallucination Surrealism Pact With The Devil Ukrainian Village Mystical Ukrainian Folklore Dance Ritual

Questions people ask

Is The Eve of Ivan Kupalo sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Eve of Ivan Kupalo end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Eve of Ivan Kupalo scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Eve of Ivan Kupalo easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Eve of Ivan Kupalo violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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