Overview
Andrei Tarkovsky
Known For
Andrei Tarkovsky: Hard to Be a God
Andrei Tarkovsky is the most famous Russian director, often called...
Tarkovsky: Time Within Time
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) is widely regarded as one of the...
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film...
Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'
The conflict surrounding the production of Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 masterpiece...
Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky
In honor of the twentieth anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky's death,...
Islands: Georgy Rerberg
A short documentary about the life and career of cinematographer...
Biography
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (April 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986) was a Soviet filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century. Tarkovsky's films include Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror and Stalker. They are characterized by spirituality and metaphysical themes, long takes, lack of conventional dramatic structure and plot, and distinctively authored use of cinematography.