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Andrei Tarkovsky
Meditative films such as Andrei Rublev, Solaris and Stalker.
Andrei Rublev · Solaris
- Born
- 4 April 1932
- Birthplace
- Zavrazhye, Russia
- Died
- 29 December 1986
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Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky was a Soviet filmmaker whose long takes and dreamlike images explore memory, belief and moral responsibility.
Early life
Family
His father Arseny Tarkovsky was a poet.
Film education
He studied at the Soviet film school VGIK under Mikhail Romm.
Career
- 1962
Feature breakthrough
Ivan’s Childhood won the Golden Lion at Venice.
- 1960s–1970s
Soviet features
He developed a distinctive style while facing conflicts with film authorities.
- 1980s
Work abroad
He made Nostalghia in Italy and The Sacrifice in Sweden.
Selected work
Andrei Rublev
A medieval icon painter confronts violence and artistic responsibility.
Solaris
A space mission becomes an encounter with grief and memory.
Stalker
Three men enter a forbidden landscape seeking a mysterious room.
Beyond work
Film theory
Sculpting in Time sets out his ideas about cinema and duration.
Poetry
His father’s poems appear in his films, including Mirror.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biographical dates and identifiers ↗Photo: Igor Gnevashev / Moscow Main Archive / Mos.ru. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
