Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
1988•1h 42m•7.6•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Michał Leszczyłowski
Writer
Michał Leszczyłowski
Languages
English, Russian, Swedish
Studio
Svenska Filminstitutet
Cast
Brian Cox
Voiceover Narrator
Erland Josephson
Narrator
Andrei Tarkovsky
Self
Larisa Tarkovskaya
Self
Sven Nykvist
Self
Production
Company
Svenska Filminstitutet
Producer
Lisbet Gabrielsson
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