Andrei Tarkovsky

Andrei Tarkovsky

April 4, 1932 · 94 years old

Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (April 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986) was a Soviet filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century. Tarkovsky's films include Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror and Stalker. They are characte…

Known For

15 titles
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Stalker

Stalker

1979 · 2h 42m · Movie

A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.

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Solaris

Solaris

1972 · 2h 47m · Movie

A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.

7.9
3
Andrei Rublev

Andrei Rublev

1966 · 3h 9m · Movie

The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.

8.0
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Mirror

Mirror

1975 · 1h 47m · Movie

A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.

7.9
5
Ivan's Childhood

Ivan's Childhood

1962 · 1h 35m · Movie

During WWII, Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev strikes up a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers while working as a scout behind the German lines.

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The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice

1986 · 2h 29m · Movie

At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.

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Nostalghia

Nostalghia

1983 · 2h 5m · Movie

A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy researching the life of an 18th-century composer, and instead meet a ruminative madman who tells the poet how the world may be saved.

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The Steamroller and the Violin

The Steamroller and the Violin

1961 · 46m · Movie

Seven-year-old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Already withdrawn as a result of his routines, Sasha quickly regains confidence when he accidentally meets and befriends worker Sergei, who wo...

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9
The Killers

The Killers

1956 · 19m · Movie

Two men besiege a lunch bar looking for a third man they must kill.

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10
Voyage in Time

Voyage in Time

1990 · 1h 2m · Movie

Acclaimed Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky and his screenwriter Tonino Guerra travel all over Italy to scout locations for the film Nostalghia.

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There Will Be No Leave Today

There Will Be No Leave Today

1959 · 45m · Movie

Soldiers undertake the perilous task of removing a stockpile of World War II bombshells discovered during roadworks under the ground of a small village.

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12
Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer

Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer

2019 · 1h 37m · Movie

The documentary recounts Tarkovsky's life and work, letting the director tell the story himself, as he shares with us his memories, his view of art and his reflections on the destiny of the artist and the meaning of human existence.

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Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

1988 · 1h 42m · Movie

Documentary on the making of "The Sacrifice."

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The Road to Bresson

The Road to Bresson

1984 · 54m · Movie

A Dutch documentary about legendary French filmmaker Robert Bresson.

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