Nostalgia
Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.
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Cast
15 people
Oleg Yankovsky
Andrei Gorchakov
Known for
The Very Same Munchhausen
Mirror
Milena Vukotic
Civil Servant
Sergio Fiorentini
Domenico (voice)
Lia Tanzi
Eugenia (voice)
Erland Josephson
Domenico
Known for
The Sacrifice
Fanny and Alexander
Domiziana Giordano
Eugenia
Known for
Interview with the Vampire
My Friends Act II
Patrizia Terreno
Andrei's Wife
Also in
Corsa in discesa
The Meadow
Laura De Marchi
Chambermaid
Known for
The Beyond
The Day of the Owl
Delia Boccardo
Domenico's Wife
Known for
Inspector Clouseau
Tentacles
Milena Vukotić
Civil Servant
Known for
Letters to Juliet
Fantozzi Against the Wind
Raffaele Di Mario
Known for
Fantozzi Against the Wind
Rate Furlan
Also in
Marco Polo
Rush
Andrei Tarkovsky Director · Tonino Guerra Screenplay Giuseppe Lanci Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $312K · Budget $875K · United States release January 8, 1984
Box office
Budget
$875,000
Worldwide gross
$311,708
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Sovinfilm
Production
Opera Film Produzione
Production
RAI
Production
RAI 2
Production
Italy · Russia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Ностальгия
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Italian · Russian
Release dates
Russia · May 1, 1983
Theatrical
United States · January 8, 1984
Limited theatrical
United States
October 5, 1983 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Czechia
January 22, 1998 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
Denmark
August 17, 1984 · Theatrical
Finland
September 7, 1984 · Theatrical
France
May 17, 1983 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 29, 1985 · Theatrical
Germany
January 20, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
June 2, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
March 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 22, 1984 · Theatrical
December 29, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
March 8, 1985 · Theatrical
Russia
March 1, 1992 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 10, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 24, 1984 · Limited theatrical · Malmö
November 30, 1984 · Theatrical
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