Andrei Rublev (1966) Andrey Rublev (original title)

Director:

Andrei Tarkovsky

Writers:

Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrey Konchalovskiy

Release Date:

1973 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History

Plot:

The story of the 15th century Russian icon painter, Andrei Rublev.

Plot Keywords:

Painter | 15th Century | Icon | Russian | Tatar

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Anatoliy Solonitsyn	...	Andrei Rublyov
Ivan Lapikov	...	Kirill
Nikolay Grinko	...	Danil Chorny
Nikolay Sergeev	...	Theophanes the Greek
Irina Tarkovskaya	...	Idiot girl (Durochka) (as Irma Raush)
Nikolay Burlyaev	...	Boriska
Yuriy Nazarov	...	The Grand Prince / The Lesser Prince
Yuriy Nikulin	...	Monk Patrikey
Rolan Bykov	...	The jester
Nikolay Grabbe	...	Stepan
Mikhail Kononov	...	Foma
Stepan Krylov	...	Head Bell-founder
Irina Miroshnichenko	...	Mary Magdalene
Bolot Beyshenaliev	...	Tatar Khan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
K. Aleksandrov
Semyon Bardin		(as S. Bardin)
G. Borisovskiy
I. Bykov
Igor Donskoy	...	Christ
Nikolay Glazkov	...	Efim
Vladimir Guskov		(as Vova Guskov)
Nikolay Kutuzov		(as N. Kutuzov)
I. Loskoy
B. Matysik
Anatoliy Obukhov
Tamara Ogorodnikova	...	Mother of Jesus
Dmitriy Orlovskiy	...	Old Stonemason
G. Pokorskiy
Natalya Radolitskaya		(as P. Radolitskaya)
Muratbek Ryskulov		(as M. Ryskulov)
Nelli Snegina	...	Marfa (as N. Snegina)
Georgiy Sochevko		(as G. Sachevsko)
Aleksandr Titov
Vladimir Titov		(as Volodya Titov)
Vyacheslav Tsaryov		(as Slava Tsarev)
Asanbek Umuraliev		(as A. Umuraliev)
Vasiliy Vasilev		(as Vasya Vasilyev)
Vladimir Volkov
Zinaida Vorkul
N. Vykov

Directed by
Andrei Tarkovsky

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andrey Konchalovskiy		(as Andrey Mikhalkov-Konchalovskiy)
Andrei Tarkovsky

Produced by
Tamara Ogorodnikova	....	producer (as T. Ogorodnikova)

Original Music by
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Cinematography by
Vadim Yusov

Film Editing by
Lyudmila Feiginova
Olga Shevkunenko		(as O. Shevkunenko)
Tatyana Yegorycheva		(as T. Yegorychyova)

Production Design by
Yevgeni Chernyayev
Ippolit Novoderyozhkin
Sergei Voronkov

Costume Design by
Maya Abar-Baranovskaya		(as M. Abar-Baranovskaya)
Lidiya Novi

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bagrat Oganesyan	....	assistant director (as B. Oganesyan)

Sound Department
Inna Zelentsova	....	sound

Special Effects by
Pavel Safonov	....	special effects

Music Department
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov	....	conductor

Production Companies

• Mosfilm

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (19??) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Sovexportfilm (19??) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Another World Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Artificial Eye (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• Cifrovoy Element (2010) (Russia) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Criterion Collection, The (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Empresa Hispanoamericana de Video (EHV) (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Fox Lorber (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• General Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
• Moskwood Media (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Moskwood Media (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RUSCICO (2004) (worldwide) (DVD)
• Xenon Entertainment Group (1993) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Kinostudiya "Mosfilm"  production unit

Also Known As:

"Andrey Rublev" - Soviet Union (original title)

Runtime:

Soviet Union:165 min (re-edited version) | Soviet Union:186 min (re-edited version) | UK:183 min (2004 re-release) | 205 min (original length) | UK:145 min (UK version) | Russia:183 min (Blu-ray)

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian | Italian | Tatar

Color:

Color (Sovcolor) | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 | UK:12 (re-rating) (1991) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2004) | UK:AA (original rating) | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Andronnikov Monastery, Moscow, Russia

Company:

Mosfilm

Trivia:

The reference to Epiphanius is to the writer, Epiphanius the Wise, a noted writer of late 14th-early 15th-century period. Epiphanius was close to Theophanes the Greek.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Rublev comments that nothing is more terrible than snow falling in a temple, some of it lands on Durochka's hair and is clearly a white feather.

Quotes:

Andrei Rublyov:I am what I am. You couldn't teach me integrity.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Solaris (1972)

Visual Poetry

This is the most visually moving film I've seen. Until Rublev, I didn't truly understand how stunning and engaging a film could be. The vignettes of Russian life are very thought-provoking, the cinematography the best I've seen, and the result is a film that moves me every time I watch it. Approach it with an open mind, and be prepared for a slowly unfolding story. Do this, and you'll be deeply rewarded and satisfied in a way that few films will ever match.