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Andrej Tarkovskij

Andrej Tarkovskij
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About

Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) was a Soviet film director whose seven features rank among the most celebrated works in cinema history. Films such as Andrei Rublev, Stalker and Mirror combined philosophical and spiritual themes with a distinctive visual language of long takes and dreamlike imagery. After years of conflict with Soviet censors, he left for the West in 1984 and completed his final two films - Nostalghia and The Sacrifice - in Italy and Sweden. He died in Paris in December 1986.

#1
Mirror rated as the best film of all time (Sight & Sound, a number of critics)
awards at the Cannes Film Festival for the film Sacrifice (1986)
13000+
viewers at the Mirror festival 2025 (Ivanovo, Russia)
2007
year of establishment of the Mirror festival named after Tarkovsky

What's new

  • 2025-07

    The XIX edition of the Zerkalo. Tarkovsky's Philosophy festival took place in Ivanovo and the surrounding area (June 26 - July 1, 2025) and attracted over 13,000 viewers; the main prize was won by the South Korean film Hong Sang-soa.

  • 2025-04

    Frida Cinema in Santa Ana (USA) held a complete retrospective of Tarkovsky's films (April 2 - May 12, 2025).

  • 2025-03

    The theatrical adaptation of Tarkovsky's Mirror premiered on March 21, 2025 at the German State Theatre in Timisoara, directed by Bülent Özdil.

  • 2025

    The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) included in its program a complete retrospective of Tarkovsky's films, including the American premiere of the new 4K restoration of the documentary Voyage in Time.

  • 2024-02

    The restored version of Nostalghia in 4K (distributor Kino Lorber) launched in February 2024 a successful series of screenings in American cinemas and became the most-watched film at Film Fora in New York for that week.

Tracks

Andrej Rublev (1966)Epic film about a medieval iconographer, banned by Soviet authorities; critics' prize at the Cannes Film Festival
Solaris (1972)Science fiction meditation on memory and guilt; Grand Prix at Cannes
Zrcadlo / Mirror (1975)Autobiographical lyrical-poetic mosaic; today considered Tarkovsky's magnum opus
Stalker (1979)Philosophical thriller shot in the industrial landscape of Estonia; ecumenical jury prize at Cannes
Oběť / The Sacrifice (1986)Last film shot in Sweden; four prizes at the Cannes Film Festival

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