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What's your favorite film by Andrei Tarkovsky?

The Steamroller and the Violin
1 (2.3%)
Ivan's Childhood
3 (7%)
Andrei Rublev
7 (16.3%)
Solaris
10 (23.3%)
The Mirror
4 (9.3%)
Stalker
12 (27.9%)
Voyage in Time
0 (0%)
Nostalghia
1 (2.3%)
The Sacrifice
1 (2.3%)
Haven't seen any
3 (7%)
Don't like any
1 (2.3%)

Total Members Voted: 42

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Re: Tarkovsky, Andrei
« Reply #50 on: August 27, 2017, 04:20:03 AM »
Andrei Rublev 10/10
Ivan's Childhood 9/10
The Mirror 9/10
Stalker 9/10
Solaris 8/10

Average: 9.0

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Re: Tarkovsky, Andrei
« Reply #51 on: August 27, 2017, 06:42:18 AM »
What will the next one be?

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Re: Tarkovsky, Andrei
« Reply #52 on: August 29, 2017, 02:35:20 AM »
What will the next one be?

Probably Nostalgia.

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Re: Tarkovsky, Andrei
« Reply #53 on: November 24, 2018, 07:45:55 PM »
As for the film overall, I can't say for sure that I got it, but I definitely have a good idea what happens.  And I do think an interesting philosophical debate is raised.  It's the first Tarkovsky film I could see revisiting someday, maybe showing it to a friend.  He may not be what I like in a director, but I respect him and his process.

The next time - pretty sure there will be a next time - before I watch Stalker, I want to do some research to make sure I have the best possible subtitles. On my first viewing I went in concerned about the running time and the pace. This time, those concerns were safely put to bed, but I was often unsure what was being discussed. The visuals were as strong as I remember, distinct in that way that makes Tarkovsky special, but the dialogue read like a possible literal translation instead of a conversational style. I don't know if what I read is the best representation of the original words, but I wouldn't mind a version where the language is dumbed down so that I can get more involved in the big ideas.
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Re: Tarkovsky, Andrei
« Reply #54 on: April 22, 2019, 12:55:41 PM »
Solaris
Ivan’s Childhood

Stalker
The Sacrifice
Andrei Rublev
The Steamroller and the Violin

Nostalgia
Mirror

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Re: Tarkovsky, Andrei
« Reply #55 on: June 20, 2019, 02:53:44 PM »
Just finished catching up on most of these. This is how my list looks as of right now.

1. Stalker - my second fave of all time, at the moment.
2. Ivan's Childhood - Tarkovsky's most straightforward story shows that he can be a pretty good storyteller in addition to an amazing image creator.
3. Solaris - My first Tarkovsky and one I probably need to revisit. The verdant green scenery + heavy rain has really stuck in my mind as one of Tarkovsky's two major images.
4. Andrei Rublev - On the long side, but I liked the core of each section.
5. The Sacrifice - Probably too heady for me, though I liked the Bergman actors showing off different sides. A burning house is the other Tarkovsky image that stands out for me.
6. Mirror - Like too much floatiness, but it's cool to look at and listen to. That wind through the plains part at the beginning is stunning.
7. The Steamroller and the Violin - Nice, cute, but too long for what it is doing, a problem Tarkovsky has overall. That red tho!
8. Nostalghia - Tarkovsky's formalism goes a little too far for me here. It's all ideas, very few people who feel like people.
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Re: Tarkovsky, Andrei
« Reply #56 on: June 21, 2019, 05:42:12 PM »
Finished his feature filmography:

1. The Sacrifice
2. Andrei Rublev
3. Ivan's Childhood
4. The Mirror
5. Solaris
6. Stalker
7. Nostalghia

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Re: Director's Best: Andrei Tarkovsky
« Reply #57 on: June 21, 2019, 06:17:34 PM »
The Mirror, Solaris, and Andrei Rublev could get my vote depending on when you asked me. (I realize nobody actually asked.) Today, it's The Mirror, because I've been thinking about it lately. Also love Nostalghia (first DVD I ever owned) and Stalker. Own but haven't yet watched: Ivan's Childhood and The Sacrifice.

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Stalker
Solaris
The Mirror

Andrei Rublev
Ivan's Childhood
Nostalghia
The Sacrifice


I've also seen Voyage in Time and Steamroller, and they're interesting.
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Re: Tarkovsky, Andrei
« Reply #58 on: February 03, 2020, 12:15:11 AM »
My first was Solaris, I thought it was too long but had some good stuff. I'm not a big sci-fi fan, to be honest. I did like it enough to watch another:

The Stalker, which I thought was just amazing, one of the very best movies I had ever seen in my entire life. And yet I saw nothing for at least a year and then:

The Sacrifice (rental dvd from netflix) sat on my shelf a full three months before I felt prepared to tackle it. When I did I found it also was a pretty extraordinary film. Perhaps not quite the shock of The Stalker but still a special movie-watching experience.


Glad to go through this thread and find there's a nice, short, straightforward Tarkovsky from when he was young and hungry to make a good movie...I'll watch Ivan's Childhood soon! And put Andrei Rublev in my longer term file for when I can stay awake and attentive while being dreamlike for 3 or so hours.

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Re: Tarkovsky, Andrei
« Reply #59 on: February 03, 2020, 01:13:33 AM »
Andrey Rublev (1966)
Stalker (1979)
Solyaris (1972)

Nostalghia (1983)
Offret (1986)
Ivanovo detstvo / Ivan's Childhood (1962)


The key with The Mirror, I think, is to watch it AFTER you've watched almost everything else.  It opens up in a way similar to the way that Persona opens up after watching the 3 films prior.

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