Friday, May 30, 2008

Andrei Tarkovsky Discusses Cinema

I haven't seen all of this yet, but it looks good, especially for film buffs.
Is Art good only if it sells well? Andrei Tarkovsky, Russia's greatest filmmaker, discusses cinema.
This is from Wikipedia.
Although Tarkovksy directed only seven feature films during his twenty-year active career, he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of the late 20th century.

He attained critical acclaim for directing such films as Andrei Rublev, Solaris and Stalker.

Tarkovsky also worked extensively as a screenwriter, film editor, film theorist and theater director. He directed most of his films in the Soviet Union, with the exception of his last two films which were produced in Italy and Sweden. His films are characterized by Christian spirituality and metaphysical themes, extremely long takes, lack of conventional dramatic structure and plot, and memorable images of exceptional beauty.



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