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Andrei Tarkovsky

Directing
54 years oldZavrazhye, USSR

Biography

Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (April 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986) was a Soviet filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century. Tarkovsky's films include Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror and Stalker. They are characterized by spirituality and metaphysical themes, long takes, lack of conventional dramatic structure and plot, and distinctively authored use of cinematography.

Personal Details

Born
April 4, 1932 - December 29, 1986 (age 54)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Zavrazhye, USSR
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Andrei Tarkovskiy
Андрей Тарковский
Andrej Tarkovskij
Andrei Tarkovski
安德烈·塔尔科夫斯基

Movies (49)

Death

Death

as Self (voice)

2024

Daedalus
10.0

Daedalus

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

2024

My God! I Feel Your Presence Approaching!

My God! I Feel Your Presence Approaching!

as (archive)

2023

Alone

Alone

as Narrator

2020

Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer
6.7

Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2019

Andrei Tarkovsky: Hard to Be a God

Andrei Tarkovsky: Hard to Be a God

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Black Baby

Black Baby

as Self (archive footage)

2018

A Letter to Tarkovsky

A Letter to Tarkovsky

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Tarkovsky: Time Within Time

Tarkovsky: Time Within Time

as Self

2015

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
6.7

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Thanks (Crew)

2013

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
6.8

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

Thanks (Crew)

2013

Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky

Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky

as Self (archive footage)

2012

Let Me See

Let Me See

as Self

2012

Antichrist
6.6

Antichrist

In Memory Of (Crew)

2009

Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'
4.3

Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'

as Self

2009

Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky
5.2

Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky

as Self (archive footage)

2008

Islands: Georgy Rerberg
5.3

Islands: Georgy Rerberg

as Self

2007

Andrey Tarkovsky & Sergey Paradzhanov: Islands

Andrey Tarkovsky & Sergey Paradzhanov: Islands

2003

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
7.0

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

as Self

1999

Andrei Tarkovsky: Poetry and Truth
7.5

Andrei Tarkovsky: Poetry and Truth

as Himself (archive footage)

1999

Tarkovsky: A Journey to His Beginning

Tarkovsky: A Journey to His Beginning

as Self

1996

Andrei Tarkovsky's Taiga Summer

Andrei Tarkovsky's Taiga Summer

as Self

1994

Building Images: Anna Asp on Scenography

Building Images: Anna Asp on Scenography

as Self

1990

Voyage in Time
6.8

Voyage in Time

as Self

1990

Boris Godunov
7.0

Boris Godunov

Production Director (Production)

1990

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
7.6

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

as Self

1988

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
6.0

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

as Self

1988

Lighting

Lighting

as Self

1988

Wings of Desire
7.8

Wings of Desire

In Memory Of (Crew)

1987

Moscow Elegy
6.2

Moscow Elegy

as Self (archive footage)

1987

Islands
3.8

Islands

as Himself (archive footage)

1987

The Sacrifice
7.7

The Sacrifice

Director (Directing)

1986

The Road to Bresson
6.8

The Road to Bresson

as Self

1984

Andrei Tarkovsky: A Poet in the Cinema
7.4

Andrei Tarkovsky: A Poet in the Cinema

as Himself

1984

Andrey Tarkovsky in Nostalghia
6.6

Andrey Tarkovsky in Nostalghia

as Self

1984

Cinema Is a Mosaic Made of Time

Cinema Is a Mosaic Made of Time

as Himself

1984

Nostalgia
7.8

Nostalgia

Director (Directing)

1983

Look Out, Snakes!
4.0

Look Out, Snakes!

Screenplay (Writing)

1979

Alisa Freyndlikh

Alisa Freyndlikh

as Self

1979

Stalker
8.1

Stalker

Director (Directing)

1979

Mirror
7.9

Mirror

Writer (Writing)

1975

Sour Grape
4.5

Sour Grape

Writer (Writing)

1974

Solaris
7.8

Solaris

Director (Directing)

1972

The End of Ataman
4.8

The End of Ataman

Screenplay (Writing)

1970

One Chance in One Thousand
3.5

One Chance in One Thousand

Screenplay (Writing)

1969

Sergey Lazo
5.8

Sergey Lazo

as Military Officer (uncredited)

1968

On the Set of «Andrey Rublev»

On the Set of «Andrey Rublev»

1967

The Three Andreis
6.0

The Three Andreis

as Self

1966

Andrei Rublev
8.0

Andrei Rublev

Director (Directing)

1966

TV Shows (1)