Moscow Elegy
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A 1988 documentary film directed by Alexander Sokurov, about the later life and death of Soviet Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was originally intended to mark the 50th birthday of Tarkovsky in 1982, which would have been before his death. Controversy with Soviet authorities about the film's style and content led to significant delays in the production.
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Cast
6 people
Andrei Tarkovsky
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Killers
I Am Twenty
Tonino Guerra
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The Lion with the White Beard
The Dog, the General, and the Birds
Alexandr Burov
Aleksandr Sokurov
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Francofonia
Vladimir Persov
Sven Nykvist
Self
Known for
Lumière & Company
Aleksandr Sokurov Director · Aleksandr Burov Cinematographer Lyudmila Feiginova Editor
First release April 4, 1987 · Produced in Russia · Languages Italian, Russian
Production
Leningrad Documentary Film Studio
Production
Russia
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Original title
Московская элегия
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Italian · Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 4, 1987
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