Saturday, May 31, 2008

Andrey, what is art?

Maybe we are here to enhance ourselves spiritually Tarkovsky





Filmaker Andrey Tarkovsky has been a constant influence on me since I first encountered his work at the age of 18. I have always personally split his work into two sections - Pre and Post "Solaris" with Solaris as the intersection where things really change. What's clear in the second stage of his work "Mirror," my personal favorite -"Stalker," "Nostalghia" and "The Sacrifice" is a deep spiritualist undertone.



Here is a site devoted to "Stalker" which features interviews with many of the people involved in the film plus numerous Tarkovsky talks about the film.

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