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Nostalghia

  • 1983
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
32K
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Oleg Yankovskiy in Nostalghia (1983)
A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy researching the life of an 18th-century composer, and instead meet a ruminative madman who tells the poet how the world may be saved.
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Psychological DramaDrama

A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy researching the life of an 18th-century composer, and instead meet a ruminative madman who tells the poet how the world may be saved.A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy researching the life of an 18th-century composer, and instead meet a ruminative madman who tells the poet how the world may be saved.A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy researching the life of an 18th-century composer, and instead meet a ruminative madman who tells the poet how the world may be saved.

  • Director
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
  • Writers
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
    • Tonino Guerra
  • Stars
    • Oleg Yankovskiy
    • Erland Josephson
    • Domiziana Giordano
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    32K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrei Tarkovsky
    • Writers
      • Andrei Tarkovsky
      • Tonino Guerra
    • Stars
      • Oleg Yankovskiy
      • Erland Josephson
      • Domiziana Giordano
    • 94User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Oleg Yankovskiy
    Oleg Yankovskiy
    • Andrei Gorchakov
    • (as Oleg Jankovsky)
    Erland Josephson
    Erland Josephson
    • Domenico
    Domiziana Giordano
    Domiziana Giordano
    • Eugenia
    Patrizia Terreno
    • Andrei's Wife
    Laura De Marchi
    Laura De Marchi
    • Chambermaid
    Delia Boccardo
    Delia Boccardo
    • Domenico's Wife
    Milena Vukotic
    Milena Vukotic
    • Civil Servant
    Raffaele Di Mario
    Rate Furlan
    Livio Galassi
    Elena Magoia
    Piero Vida
    Piero Vida
    Alberto Canepa
    • Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Omero Capanna
    • Burning Man
    • (uncredited)
    Vittorio Mezzogiorno
    Vittorio Mezzogiorno
      • Director
        • Andrei Tarkovsky
      • Writers
        • Andrei Tarkovsky
        • Tonino Guerra
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      • Trivia
        This was Andrey Tarkovsky's first film directed outside of the USSR. It was supposed to be filmed in Italy with the support of Mosfilm, with most of the dialogue in Italian. When Mosfilm support was inexplicably withdrawn, Tarkovsky used part of the budget provided by Italian State Television and French film company Gaumont to complete the film in Italy and cut some Russian scenes from the screenplay, while recreating Russian locations for other scenes in Italy.
      • Quotes

        Andrei Gorchakov: Feelings unspoken are unforgettable.

      • Crazy credits
        Before the end credits: To the memory of my mother. - Andrei Tarkovsky
      • Connections
        Edited into Moskovskaya elegiya (1990)
      • Soundtracks
        Kumushki
        Traditional Russian folk song

        [Heard over the opening credits]

      User reviews94

      Featured review

      Pure art house cinema

      What a strange film, utterly lacking in narrative, self-indulgent, in a sense tedious, but I sat transfixed for two hours. Someone once described cinema as 'painting with light' and there isn't a single shot in this movie you wouldn't have been proud to photograph. It's utterly beautiful. You don't engage with it as you would with a regular movie, you just sit back and let the images wash over you, frankly I could have watched with the sound off and the subtitles off. I'm lying about the sound. Tarkovsky is a genius for dripping water. The switch between film stock is incredible, the sepia is some of the most breath-taking cinematography I have ever seen. This is pure art house cinema in all its gorgeous, pretentious grandeur.
      • kilmorekat
      • Oct 31, 2003
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      Details

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      • Release date
        • March 1992 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • Soviet Union
      • Languages
        • Italian
        • Russian
      • Also known as
        • Nostalgia
      • Filming locations
        • Bagno Vignoni, San Quirico d'Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
      • Production companies
        • Rai 2
        • Sovinfilm
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $303,022
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $11,537
        • Sep 15, 2002
      • Gross worldwide
        • $327,712
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      • Runtime
        2 hours 5 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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