Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Russian: Рндрей
Ð Ñ€Ñ ÐµÐ½ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð¢Ð°Ñ€ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð¹, IPA: [É nˈdrʲej
É rˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtÉ• tÉ rˈkofskʲɪj]; 4 April 1932 â€" 29
December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker, theatre director, writer, and
film theorist. He is widely considered one of the greatest and most
influential directors in the history of Russian and world cinema. His
films explored spiritual and metaphysical themes, and are noted for
their slow pacing and long takes, dreamlike visual imagery, and
preoccupation with nature and memory.Tarkovsky studied film at
Moscow's State Institute of Cinematography under filmmaker Mikhail
Romm, and subsequently directed his first five feature films 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, Tarkovsky left the country in
1979 and made his final two films abroad; Nostalghia (1983) and The
Sacrifice (1986) were produced in Italy and Sweden respectively. In
1986, he also published a book about cinema and art entitled Sculpting
in Time. He died of cancer later that year.Tarkovsky was the recipient
of several awards at the Cannes Film Festival throughout his career
(including the FIPRESCI prize, the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and
the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury) and winner of the Golden Lion award
at the Venice Film Festival for his debut film Ivan's Childhood. In
1990, he was posthumously awarded the Soviet Union's prestigious Lenin
Prize. Three of his filmsâ€"Andrei Rublev, Mirror, and
Stalkerâ€"featured in Sight & Sound's 2012 poll of the 100 greatest
films of all time.
Ð Ñ€Ñ ÐµÐ½ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð¢Ð°Ñ€ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð¹, IPA: [É nˈdrʲej
É rˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtÉ• tÉ rˈkofskʲɪj]; 4 April 1932 â€" 29
December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker, theatre director, writer, and
film theorist. He is widely considered one of the greatest and most
influential directors in the history of Russian and world cinema. His
films explored spiritual and metaphysical themes, and are noted for
their slow pacing and long takes, dreamlike visual imagery, and
preoccupation with nature and memory.Tarkovsky studied film at
Moscow's State Institute of Cinematography under filmmaker Mikhail
Romm, and subsequently directed his first five feature films 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, Tarkovsky left the country in
1979 and made his final two films abroad; Nostalghia (1983) and The
Sacrifice (1986) were produced in Italy and Sweden respectively. In
1986, he also published a book about cinema and art entitled Sculpting
in Time. He died of cancer later that year.Tarkovsky was the recipient
of several awards at the Cannes Film Festival throughout his career
(including the FIPRESCI prize, the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and
the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury) and winner of the Golden Lion award
at the Venice Film Festival for his debut film Ivan's Childhood. In
1990, he was posthumously awarded the Soviet Union's prestigious Lenin
Prize. Three of his filmsâ€"Andrei Rublev, Mirror, and
Stalkerâ€"featured in Sight & Sound's 2012 poll of the 100 greatest
films of all time.
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