Andrei Tarkovsky: POO

the only thing that was funny was sometimes I would wake up (before I walked out) and some character would say something completely innocuous and the audience would burst out laughing

was that the sacrifice or nostalgia? both were made outside russia.

ok cozen

been a wee while since I watched the sacrifice

might dig out solaris tonight

the scene where the phone rings is one of the greatest film moments ever.

that might be my least favorite part of the movie, but i love stalker (including the opening & run-up to the zone). i love 'roadside picnic' more, though.

The Sacrifice is no good!

Film Four showed Mirror at 11am two Thursdays ago. Luckily enough I was ill to stay and watch.

This one was actually more Paradjanov-like, the readings really come off on screen, looks fantastic, the pacing is so awkward but that is because his way with movement is unlike anyone. In the end, you had to wonder as to whether his greatest achievement was to inspire advertising (not an awful as that could imply if I hadn't opened a fresh new set of brackets).

The NFT are running a Paradjanov mini-fest next month.

what about a Tarkovsky poll?

why is is no good, julio?

yeah, it's rubbish but you did ask

booooring

No its not boring in a straightforward manner (wouldn't be watching T if I didn't like boredom in some way), and anyway I don't mind sitting through something dull - some of my favourite bits have been found amongst boring bits.

To take a stab at it: in The Sacrifice I can never completely get behind the pacing of it, which rubs totally against an attempt at a plot...whereas in Mirror it totally feels erm naturally awkward, and there is thankfully almost no plot. A lot more timing to how long to keep the camera and when to cut away to the next image.

The camera work is nice but not as good as the Soviet era stuff. Think those guys were pulling miracles back then.

i know it's juvenalia of a sort, but some moments of ivan's childhood have really stuck with me

was that the sacrifice or nostalgia? both were made outside russia.

― jed_, Friday, 5 February 2010 17:00 (5 hours ago)

I think it was nostalgia. Didn't know it was so funny (still don't)

never seen nostalgia or the sacrifice (or steamroller...) but stalker, rublev, and mirror are in my top ten movies. used to call rublev my favorite movie, but right now, im givin it to stalker.

OH DARN:

http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/tarkovksy.html

I want Criterion to release a blu-ray version of Solaris. I know it's not at all necessary, I just want it.

Ned, that's a real treasure trove - thanks for linking.

Why do people hate The Sacrifice? Saw it recently and thought it was pretty great. Don't really get the dull or poorly paced arguments. This felt rather accessible for Tarkovsky and I fell into it really easily.

Photography is better than just "nice", too.

Better than "nice", sure, but compared to Mirror it does seem a step down from that..

RIP Erland Josephson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr5cYiRPf3E

:(

OH DARN:

http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/tarkovksy.html

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:15 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

also don't how I missed this but it's great that you can watch the mosfilm transfer of andrei rublev in 1080p w/ english subtitles on youtube, beats the pants off the criterion imo

I don't think the New York Times should put its obits behind the paywall. I can bypass the paywall regardless, but it's rude.

RIP

I bleeve if you're registered (as I am, for free) you can see the obits (as long as yr article limit isn't up).

why would you register for free

esp if you get the same 20-article/per month limit as you would unregistered

I dunno, if elan can't see em there must be a problem. Before the paywall you had to register to see it all.

Polaroids by A.T.

http://www.gwarlingo.com/2013/the-polaroids-of-andrei-tarkovsky-the-mystery-of-everyday-life/

The only film of his that was available through my local library was Solaris. By chance I checked it out a few days ago, before this thread revival, but I haven't watched it yet.

cool behind the scenes colour footage of Rublev. cool huh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYhuaht1oQ0

Polaroids by A.T.

http://www.gwarlingo.com/2013/the-polaroids-of-andrei-tarkovsky-the-mystery-of-everyday-life/

― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Sunday, May 12, 2013 11:35 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This looks cool as shit, and it's like $17 on amazon. Is the print quality nice?

instant light has been sitting in my amazon wish list for 10 years

wish I'd bought the hardcover european edition when it was still in print

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kos8P1OHvGw

I need to see Stalker on a big screen before I die, because it is too good for television screenings.

True. Saw it on celluloid recently, a completely different film. Went from being my least favorite Tarkovsky - it's just three men in a power plant! - to top three, I think. But I'd still pick The Mirror, easily.

As Tarkovsky, his wife Larisa Tarkovskaya and actor Anatoli Solonitsyn all died from the very same type of lung cancer, Vladimir Sharun, sound designer in Stalker, is convinced that they were all poisoned when shooting the film near a chemical plant

So, what is a dinosaur's favourite Tarkovsky film?

Solaurus?

Oh, okay. That kind of works.

Lol I just googled Barney Rublev and this came up.

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Ha, forgot about that, thanks.

Meanwhile here is the answer to dowd's question: Better pay attention to this thread.

Where you would see http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/kenjuggle3/stalker.gif

haha, okay.

finally watched Stalker over the weekend. i feel like this movie spoke some kind-of secret language with my soul. i know it's corny and lame to express your actual thoughts and feelings, and since i can't think of a cynical or jokey way of putting it, i'll just leave it at that.

http://gwarlingo.gwarlingo.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Polaroid-1-Dog.jpg

this film's beauty is a spiritual experience in and of itself. i can see why tarkovsky loved nature so much. i think i caught this movie at the right time in my life. i used to be incredibly spiritual, and eventually turned into one of the bitter, cynical, materialistic archetypes in the movie. i can understand why the Writer attacked the Stalker at the end, i've been doing that for years now, pissed off that i can't believe in anything anymore. oh well, i love this guy's movies, he always manages to say things that hit right at the heart of life for me. that probably makes me a corny fuck, but whatever.

own it man. life is too important to let fear of corn get in the way.

i feel like this movie spoke some kind-of secret language with my soul.

exactly how i felt on first seeing it, more than 15 years ago now (yikes). beautiful movie, could go on and on abt the imagery, philosophy, occlusion, etc, but at the time it ~spoke to me~ in an indescribable, almost embarrassingly profound manner. have since avoided rewatching it out of a desire to preserve the experience intact.