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Just like the Russian poet of the film 1983 'Nosthalgia', who, accompanied by his Italian guide and translator, traveled through Italy researching the life of an 18th century Russian composer, Andrey Tarkovskiy, accompanied by his Italian scriptwriter, Tonino Guerra, travels through Italy in order to find the locations for their common filmed effort. During this journey, Guerra constantly induces Tarkovskyi to reflect on his work and on his past as a filmmaker and a poet. The result will be 'Nostalghia', a masterpiece. Written by
Guy Bellinger
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The 'Michelangelo' guy that calls Tonino Guerra on the phone to say hello to Tarkovskij is the Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, who worked with Guerra some years before. The two were still good friends at the time.
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Andrei Tarkovsky:
Always with huge gratitude and pleasure I remember the films of Sergei Parajanov which I love very much. His way of thinking, his paradoxical, poetical... ability to love the beauty and the ability to be absolutely free within his own vision
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L'avventura (1960)
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I don't know whether I expected something more challenging...The landscapes are quite interesting, though the final cut of Nostalghia is considerably more beautiful. I found Tarkovsky's commentaries on the work of other directors quite interesting, though most of what he said was already obvious from his films. I couldn't understand Guera's poetry lesson, maybe it has a meaning, most probably is just an exercise in vanity.
Overall the movie is rewarding in several respects, any Tarkovsky fan should see it for the master and his eye in picking some of the most beautiful landscapes to film in.