Andrei Tarkovsky

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Andrei Tarkovsky
Андрей Тарковский
Tarkovsky on a Russian stamp
Born
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky

(1932-04-04)4 April 1932
Zavrazhye, Ivanovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died29 December 1986(1986-12-29) (aged 54)
Paris, France
Resting placeSainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery, Paris
Alma materGerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film theorist
Years active1958–1986
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FatherArseny Tarkovsky
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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.[3] He has been widely considered one of the greatest directors in cinema history. His films explore spiritual and metaphysical themes and are known for their slow pacing and long takes, dreamlike visual imagery and preoccupation with nature and memory.[4][5]

Tarkovsky studied film at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography under filmmaker Mikhail Romm and subsequently directed his first five features in the Soviet Union: Ivan's Childhood (1962), Andrei Rublev (1966), Solaris (1972), Mirror (1975), and Stalker (1979). After years of creative conflict with state film authorities, he left the country in 1979 and made his final two films—Nostalghia (1983) and The Sacrifice (1986)—abroad. In 1986, he published Sculpting in Time, a book about cinema and art. He died later that year of cancer, a condition possibly caused by the toxic locations used in the filming of Stalker.[6]

Tarkovsky was the recipient of numerous accolades throughout his career, including the FIPRESCI prize, the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in addition to the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his debut film, Ivan's Childhood as well as the BAFTA Film Award for The Sacrifice. In 1990, he was posthumously awarded the Soviet Union's prestigious Lenin Prize. Three of his films—Andrei Rublev, Mirror, and Stalker—featured in Sight & Sound's 2012 poll of the 100 greatest films of all time.[7]

  1. ^ "How to pronounce Андрей Тарковский". forvo.com.
  2. ^ Андрей Степанович Плахов (11 May 2023). "Тарковский, Андрей Арсеньевич". Retrieved 3 April 2024. // Большая российская энциклопедия. Том 31. Москва, 2016, с. 674.
  3. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 685–690. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  4. ^ James, Nick (8 May 2019). "The Tarkovsky Legacy". Sight & Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ Petric, Vlada (December 1989). "Tarkovsky's Dream Imagery". Film Quarterly. 43 (2): 28–34. doi:10.1525/fq.1989.43.2.04a00040.
  6. ^ Tyrkin, Stas (23 March 2001), In Stalker Tarkovsky foretold Chernobyl, Nostalghia.com, archived from the original on 22 March 2018, retrieved 25 May 2009[Unreliable source]
  7. ^ Gray, Carmen (27 October 2015). "Where to begin with Andrei Tarkovsky". British Film Institute. Retrieved 3 September 2019.


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