Andrei Tarkovsky

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The most famous Soviet film-maker since Sergei M. Eisenstein, Andrei Tarkovsky (the son of noted poet Arseniy Tarkovsky) studied music and Arabic in Moscow before enrolling in the Soviet film school V.G.I.K. He shot to international attention with his first feature, Ivan's Childhood (1962), which won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. This... See full bio »

Born:

April 4, 1932 in Zavrazhe, Yurevetskiy rayon, Ivanovskaya Promyshlennaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Ivanovskaya oblast, Russia]

Died:

December 29, 1986 (age 54) in Paris, France

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Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 21 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Solaris Writer

(1971)

Andrei Rublev Writer

(1966)

Stalker Writer

(1979)

The Sacrifice Writer

(1986)

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Writer (17 credits)

1986 The Sacrifice (scenario)

1983 Tempo di viaggio (TV Movie documentary) (uncredited)

1983 Nostalgia (screenplay - as Andrey Tarkovsky)

1979 Beregis, zmey!

1979 Stalker (screenplay - uncredited)

1975 The Mirror (as Andrey Tarkovskiy)

1974 Hndzan (uncredited)

1974 Lyutyy (uncredited)

1971 Solaris (screenplay - as A. Tarkovskiy)

1971 Konets atamana (uncredited)

1969 Odin shans iz tysyachi (writer - as A. Tarkovsky)

1968 Sergey Lazo (uncredited)

1966 Andrei Rublev (as Andrey Tarkovskiy)

1962 Ivan's Childhood (uncredited)

1961 Katok i skripka

1959 Segodnya uvolneniya ne budet (screenplay - as A. Tarkovsky)

1956 The Killers (Short) (screenplay - as A. Tarkovskiy)

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Director (12 credits)

1986 The Sacrifice (as Andrei Tarkovskij)

1983 Tempo di viaggio (TV Movie documentary) (as Andrey Tarkovsky)

1983 Nostalgia (as Andrey Tarkovsky)

1979 Pervyy den

1979 Stalker

1975 The Mirror (as Andrey Tarkovskiy)

1971 Solaris (as Andrey Tarkovskiy)

1966 Andrei Rublev (as Andrey Tarkovskiy)

1962 Ivan's Childhood (as Andrey Tarkovskiy)

1961 Katok i skripka

1959 Segodnya uvolneniya ne budet (as A. Tarkovsky)

1956 The Killers (Short) (as A. Tarkovskiy)

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Miscellaneous Crew (6 credits)

2006 Zona (TV Series) (epigraph - as Andrey Tarkovskiy, 2006)

1990 Boris Godunov (TV Movie) (directed for stage: original production by)

1974 Hndzan (creative advisor)

1969 Odin shans iz tysyachi (script revision - uncredited)

1968 Tashkent - gorod khlebny (script revision - uncredited)

1965 Pervyy uchitel (script revision - uncredited)

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Actor (4 credits)

1968 Sergey Lazo
Bochkarev-White Guard officer (uncredited)

1965 Mne dvadtsat let
'Turnip' Jerk Guest at Anya's Party

1959 Segodnya uvolneniya ne budet
Military Engineer (uncredited)

1956 The Killers (Short)
2nd Customer

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Editor (2 credits)

1986 The Sacrifice (as Andrei Tarkovskij)

1968 Sergey Lazo (uncredited)

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Art department (1 credit)

1969 Odin shans iz tysyachi (artistic supervisor)

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Production designer (1 credit)

1979 Stalker

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Thanks (13 credits)

2017 Die Farbe Blut (Short) (thanks) (completed)

2016 The Well (Short) (the director wishes to thank)

2015 Wear (acknowledgment)

2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (the director wants to thank)

2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (the director wishes to thank)

2013 Back on Earth? (Short) (inspirational thanks)

2013 Brother Sister (Short) (dedicated to)

2012 The Debridement of Rome (Short) (acknowledgment)

2012 All Things Shining (inspirational thanks)

2009 Antichrist (dedicatee)

2007 777 (Short) (dedicatee)

1988 Ashug-Karibi (dedicatee)

1987 Wings of Desire (dedicatee - as Andrzej)

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Self (9 credits)

2012 Låt mig se (Documentary short)
Himself

2012 Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society (Documentary)
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2008 Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky (Documentary)
Himself (as Andrei Andreevich Tarkovsky)

1990 Bygga bilder: Anna Asp om scenografi (Documentary)
Himself

1988 Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (Documentary)
Himself

1988 Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit. Andrej Tarkowskijs Exil und Tod (Documentary)
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1984 Un poeta nel Cinema: Andreij Tarkovskij (Documentary)
Himself

1984 The Road to Bresson (Documentary)
Himself

1983 Tempo di viaggio (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

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Archive footage (7 credits)

2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2004 Épreuves d'artistes (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2000 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch (2000) ... Himself

1996 Andrey Tarkovskiy. Vospominanie (Short documentary)
Himself

1991 Elokuva vangitsee aikaa (Documentary)
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1987 Kghziner (Documentary)
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1987 Moskovskaya elegiya (Documentary)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Journal 1970-1986, ed. Cahiers du Cinema (1993) See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Biographical Movies | 11 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 6 Articles | See more »

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Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

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Personal Quote:

Instead of attempting to capture these nuances, most unpretentious 'true-to-life' films not only ignore them but make a point of using sharp, overstated images which at best can only make the picture seem far-fetched. And I am all for cinema being as close as possible to life - even if on occasion we have failed to see how beautiful life really is. See more »

Trivia:

Profiled in "Films and Dreams: Tarkovsky, Bergman, Sokurov, Kubrick and Wong Kar-Wei" by Thurston Botz-Borsnstein. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2008. See more »