not recorded by anyone but Elem Klimov testified to his wife that his excited speech was one of the best he ever heard addressed. The Belarusian writer and veteran of the Great Patriotic War, Ales Adamovich, who was present at the screening, described Masherov as someone who questioned, "Where did this girl come from, who of course experienced nothing of the sort, but knows all about it, how could she express it like this?" After a few days, The Ascent was formally accepted without any amendments. In July 2018, it was selected for screening in the Venice Classics section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. See also List of submissions to the 50th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Soviet submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References Literature External links The Ascent at Turner Classic Movies The Ascent at the official Mosfilm site with English subtitles The Ascent: Out in the Cold an essay by Fanny Howe at the Criterion Collection 1977 films 1970s war drama films Soviet war drama films Russian war drama films 1970s Russian-language films Soviet black-and-white films Eastern Front of World War II films Films set in 1942 Films set in Belarus Films shot in Vladimir Oblast Golden Bear winners Mosfilm films Films directed by Larisa Shepitko Films scored by Alfred Schnittke 1977 drama films Russian black-and-white films Soviet World War II films Russian World War II films Films based on novels