For a student film this is above and beyond a lot of feature films of today. The use of colour, the camera work, the directing, you can see this is no ordinary student. But there are clearly communist views in this that are displayed metaphorically.
The dichotomy between the worker and the artist is clearly on display. The balance between the two, the relationship, the struggle between the betterment of the country and citizens and his desire to feed the soul is indeed not just a communist value but in this setting is something very political that Tarkovsky wanted to show.
Even so, his cinematic language is undeniable and his potential on full display.
The dichotomy between the worker and the artist is clearly on display. The balance between the two, the relationship, the struggle between the betterment of the country and citizens and his desire to feed the soul is indeed not just a communist value but in this setting is something very political that Tarkovsky wanted to show.
Even so, his cinematic language is undeniable and his potential on full display.