In 2008, 12 years after the death of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (Solaris, The Mirror), film student Dmitry Trakovsky interviews 15 people who knew him. The Reader is free. Producing it isn’t.
The Daily Star: Celebrating the eternal legacy of Andrei Tarkovsky on his birth anniversary
Few filmmakers have altered the language of cinema as profoundly as Andrei Tarkovsky. Revered by critics and auteurs alike, his work redefined what film could be, not merely storytelling, but a ...
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Russian: Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, pronounced [ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj] ⓘ; [1] 4 April 1932 [2] – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet [a] film director and screenwriter of Russian origin. [3] He is widely considered one of the greatest directors in cinema history. His films explore spiritual and ...
Andrei Tarkovsky. Writer: The Sacrifice. The most famous Soviet film-maker since Sergei Eisenstein, Andrei Tarkovsky (the son of noted poet Arseniy Tarkovsky) studied music and Arabic in Moscow before enrolling in the Soviet film school VGIK. He shot to international attention with his first feature, Ivan's Childhood (1962), which won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. This resulted in ...
Andrei Tarkovsky was the greatest Russian filmmaker. IMDb says his best movies, including Solaris and Stalker, are essentials of world cinema.
Andrei Tarkovsky Home Andrei Tarkovsky was the most spiritual and poetic director of all time. For him cinematography was not entertainment, it was art in the best meaning of this word. He was one of the most educated directors – he studied music and painting, he was born into the family of a poet. Being a versatile artist he was able to create a synthesis of arts in his films. Film for him ...