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Overview

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Director:

Andrei Tarkovsky

Writers:

Andrei Tarkovsky (screenplay) &
Tonino Guerra (screenplay)

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Release Date:

March 1992 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

The Russian poet Gortchakov, accompanied by guide and translator Eugenia, is traveling through Italy... more | add synopsis

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:

Russian Acting Legend Yankovsky Loses Cancer Battle
 (From WENN. 20 May 2009, 2:55 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

A Near Masterpiece more (39 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Oleg Yankovskiy ... Andrei Gorchakov
Erland Josephson ... Domenico
Domiziana Giordano ... Eugenia
Patrizia Terreno ... Andrei's Wife
Laura De Marchi ... Chambermaid
Delia Boccardo ... Domenico's Wife
Milena Vukotic ... Civil Servant
Raffaele Di Mario
Rate Furlan
Livio Galassi
Elena Magoia
Piero Vida
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Ностальгия (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Nostalghia (USA)
Nostalghiya
Nostalgia (UK)
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Runtime:

125 min

Language:

Italian | Russian

Color:

Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Eugenia: You're the kind I'd sleep with rather than explain why I don't feel like it. more


FAQ

Is there a similar to burning Domenico scene in Tarkovski films?
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17 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
A Near Masterpiece, 19 August 2002
10/10
Author: Zach Clark (zclark8@home.com) from Gilbert, Az

There is a strange feeling that comes over me when I watch a Tarkovsky flick, like I'm seeing a puzzle come together to for a full picture, yet it is of something I cannot fully comprehend. I'm sure this has happened to numerous others while they watch a David Lynch film, or even one of the various mind-bogglers released this past year. But Tarkovsky comes to us with a different approach-an approach that I have not seen from any other director. It is an approach that reminds me of reading a poem. You read it once-you don't comprehend it. You read it again-it seems clearer. It may not be until that third reading that it finally clicks. Tarkovsky's images are not there to keep you puzzled, they all have a meaning and a purpose-you just need to find what that meaning is. It may seem like there is much work involved, and sometimes I would rather work for a film than be bowled over by its tepid scripting and mediocre direction. The one thing you would need, above all, would be patience, because it is not the kind of film to watch half-asleep.

The story, at times, is hard to grasp, number one because it is in subtitles. It follows a Russian poet who is on a research mission in Italy with an Italian interpreter. There, he is haunted by his past: memories of his wife and children. One of the most amazing things I picked up was the subtle use of symbolism. You have to pick the film apart if you wanted to fully understand it, and that is something that I enjoy doing. Tarkovsky leaves much to the mind. Such as the dialogue which is subtle as well, and attention must be paid or you'll miss small but important details. It merely is there to move the story along softly scraping the surface. Otherwise, the images must be analyzed.

The camera shots consist of many slow zooms, slow pans, numerous still shots, and semi-slow motion. Many instances, the camera reveals some amazing imagery that is so perfect, so beautiful that not only the most devout romanticist could appreciate. Actually, the entire film is a series of gorgeous cinematography, I couldn't tell you one shot I didn't like.

The final shot of the film is incredible. Constructed both metaphorically and physically, it shows the poet lying sideways on the ground with the top half of his body propped up with an arm. His dog lies next to him with his head on the ground. The camera pulls back steadily slowly. A house is revealed in the background. The shot pulls out further and the house seems smaller than the poet. When the zoom stops is shows everyone surrounded by tall pillars, like the ruins of a temple. Then it begins to snow, just a little; that image holds for an entire minute, before `To the memory of my mother,' appears on the screen. Puzzling, exhausting, yet beautiful and exhilarating. The film, at many points touches religion and life, mostly without answers. Attempting to find those answers is a task well worth the trouble.

****1/2 out of *****

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