Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
7.7
This documentary offers a rare glimpse of the legendary Soviet filmmaker, Andrei Tarkosvky, at work. Tarkovsky made only seven films in his brief, but brilliant, career; Michal Leszczylowski's respectful movie chronicles him at work on his last film, The Sacrifice. Offering insight into Tarkovsky's working methods and transcendental aesthetics, the movie is a compelling account of the difficulties of film production. In the case of an uncompromising and visionary filmmaker like Tarkovsky, the practical problems of filmmaking are only magnified, as cast and crew struggle to realize the ambitious concepts in Tarkovsky's mind.
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Cast
11 people
Brian Cox
Voiceover Narrator
Known for
Succession
The Bourne Supremacy
Erland Josephson
Narrator
Known for
The Sacrifice
Nostalgia
Michał Leszczyłowski
Lisbet Gabrielsson
Michal Leszczylowski
Andrei Tarkovsky
Self
Known for
The Killers
I Am Twenty
Larisa Tarkovskaya
Self
Known for
Mirror
Sven Nykvist
Self
Known for
Lumière & Company
Lasse Ulander
Arne Carlsson
Lasse Summanen
Michał Leszczyłowski Director · Arne Carlsson Cinematographer Lasse Summanen Editor
Worldwide gross $22K · United States release May 26, 1989 · Produced in Sweden
Box office
Worldwide gross
$22,168
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Regi Andrej Tarkovskij
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
English · Russian · Swedish
Release dates
France · May 21, 1988
Cannes Film Festival
Sweden · September 23, 1988
Theatrical
United States · May 26, 1989
New York City, New York
Greece
February 14, 2015 · Greek Film Archive
Poland
November 6, 2016 · Sputnik Russian Film Festival
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