A Unique Perspective on the Making of ‘Stalker’: The Testimony of a Mechanic Toiling Away under Tarkovsky’s Guidance
By Sven Mikulec Named by the British Film Institute as one of the fifty greatest movies of all time,…
Andrei Tarkovsky
‘Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky’: A Precious Insight into the Life of the Man to Whom We Owe So Damn Much
Had he lived, Andrei Tarkovsky would have celebrated his 86th birthday today. One of the greatest poets of the silver…
‘The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky’: A Priceless Contribution to the Body of Work on One of Cinema’s Greatest Poets
The longer I work in cinema, the more convinced I am that this domain of art is not ruled by…
Masterclass with Andrei Tarkovsky: Cinema Is a Mosaic Made of Time
During the period he stayed in Italy to work on Nostalghia, one of cinema’s godfathers Andrei Tarkovsky held a speech…
Andrei Tarkovsky: The essential documentaries on Russian Master
Charles M, a fantastic YouTube account dedicated to Andrei Tarkovsky related materials, has been uploading some incredible stuff, the English…
‘Sätta Ljus’: A documentary about Sven Nykvist’s lighting process on ‘The Sacrifice’
Sven Nykvist expressed this view of Tarkovsky’s method: “The Russian director has scenes that run seven, eight or nine minutes,…
Akira Kurosawa on watching ‘Solaris’ with Andrei Tarkovsky
This piece was originally written for the Asahi Shinbun newspaper, and published in the evening edition, on 13 May, 1977….