True/False 2014: ‘The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga’ Review

The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga is, at times, something of an inscrutable film. Loaded with philosophical voiceover and weighty poetic quotations, scenes of profound silence and a great many enigmatic images, its most immediate impact is one of bewilderment. It’s quite the departure for director Jessica Oreck. In some ways it shares elements with…