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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786644703321

Autore

Boi︠a︡dzhieva Li︠u︡dmila

Titolo

Andrei Tarkovsky : a life on the cross / / Lyudmila Boyadzhieva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Glagoslav Publications, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-78267-103-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (398 p.)

Disciplina

791.430233092

Soggetti

Motion picture producers and directors

Motion pictures - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgement; A dance of the flesh and symphony of the spirit; Part I. A feeling of immortality; Chapter 1. Childhood; Chapter 2. "I was remarkably attracted to the streets"; Chapter 3. VGIK, "Give me a camera, and will turn the world upside down!"; Chapter 4. Ivan's Childhood, make way!; Part II. Making films is a moral activity; Chapter 5. Andrei Rublev, the film of films; Chapter 6. Solaris, earthly and cosmic love; Chapter 7. The Mirror, captured time; Chapter 8. Stalker, a confession to draw energy for living

Part III. "From confession to sacrifice"Chapter 9. Nostalghia. From confession to sermon; Chapter 10. A guest in exile; Chapter 11. The Sacrifice, from sermon to offering; Chapter 12. Farewell; Appendix A. Afterword: "I don't believe in death"; To Readers; Glagoslav Publications Catalogue

Sommario/riassunto

Andrei Tarkovsky died in a Paris hospital in 1986, aged just 54. An internationally acclaimed icon of the film industry, the legacy Tarkovsky left for his fans included Andrei Rublev, Stalker, Nostalgia and a host of other brilliant works. In the Soviet Union, however, Tarkovsky was a persona non grata. Longing to be accepted in his homeland, Tarkovsky distanced himself from all forms of political and social engagement, yet endured one fiasco after another in his relations with the Soviet regime. The Soviet authorities regarded the law-abiding, ideologically moderate



Tarkovsky as an outside