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Title: Stalker (1979)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Alisa Freyndlikh | ... | Zhena Stalkera | |
| Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy | ... | Stalker | |
| Anatoliy Solonitsyn | ... | Pisatel | |
| Nikolay Grinko | ... | Professor | |
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Natalya Abramova | ... | Marta, doch Stalkera (as Natasha Abramova) |
| Faime Jurno | ... | Sobesednitsa Pisatelya (as F. Yurna) | |
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E. Kostin | ... | Lyuger, khozyain kafe |
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Raymo Rendi | ... | Patrulnyy politseyskiy (as R. Rendi) |
In a small, unnamed country there is an area called the Zone. It is apparently inhabited by aliens and contains the Room, where in it is believed wishes are granted. The government has declared The Zone a no-go area and have sealed off the area with barbed wire and border guards. However, this has not stopped people from attempting to enter the Zone. We follow one such party, made up of a writer, who wants to use the experience as inspiration for his writing, and a professor, who wants to research the Zone for scientific purposes. Their guide is a man to whom the Zone is everything, the Stalker. Written by grantss
Stalker (1979)***½ Stalker is rich, spiritual and contemplative journey through the fantastic inner world of human's hope, desire, disillusions and believes. Main characters, Writer (as incarnation of irrational, imaginative and emotional aspects of our nature or subconsciousness) and Scientist (rational, logic forces or consciousness) are guided by Stalker (symbolizing our desire, will and everlasting search of meaning) to the mysterious Zone (which may represent all our spiritual goals, meanings, struggles to achieve them and barriers in our path). Breathtaking and mesmerizing images and sounds, witty dialog and strong concept are the major virtues of this feature. Writer's monologues are among the most meaningful, thought-provoking and spiritual moments I ever experienced in any art. But the movie is overlong losing its powerful initial momentum and becoming inconsistent in it's final message (by final I don't mean last in chronology but overall). Tarkovsky's earlier SF drama "Solaris" is more structured and fully developed. Nevertheless, Stalker is an outstanding piece of art movie that puts its director among the few true cinema masters. Rating: 8.5/10