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The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga

2014

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The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga

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Argot Pictures | Release Date: October 15, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: A descent into Eastern Europe's haunted woodlands uncovers the secrets, fairy tales, and bloody histories that shape our understanding of man's place in nature.

Director: Jessica Oreck

Genre(s): History, Animation, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 73 min

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88

Slant Magazine

Ela Bittencourt

Oct 12, 2014

The film becomes akin to variations on a theme, executed with visual finesse, and enhanced by its many rich textures. Read full review

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Variety

Ronnie Scheib

Oct 16, 2014

Oreck spins a mesmerizing web that appropriates a wealth of disparate Eastern European images — of mushrooms, farmers, falling trees and war-destroyed buildings — to illustrate its lyrical discourse. Read full review

70

The New York Times

Nicolas Rapold

Oct 14, 2014

This two-track meditation wraps ethereal glimpses of age-old Slavic locales around a fairy tale told through hand-drawn illustrations. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Frank Scheck

Oct 16, 2014

The film is a meditation on its themes, and as such is probably too amorphous for its own good. But Vanquishing nonetheless represents a typically audacious effort from an intriguing filmmaker whose work bears future attention. Read full review

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