Andrei Tarkovsky

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,…

7 years ago

‘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…

8 years ago

‘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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

Andrei Tarkovsky: The essential documentaries on the Russian Master

  Everyone’s immortal. Everything is too. —Andrei Tarkovsky (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986)   Charles M, a fantastic…

9 years ago

‘Sätta Ljus’: A documentary about Sven Nykvist’s lighting process on ‘The Sacrifice’

  By Sven Mikulec   Sven Nykvist expressed this view of Tarkovsky’s method: “The Russian director has scenes that run…

9 years ago

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,…

9 years ago