ANDREY TARKOVSKY

The five feature films Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986) directed in the Soviet Unionamong them Andrei Rublev, Solaris, and Stalkerbrou ght him international fame. Evading censorship and mounting pressure by Soviet authorities, he did not return to the Soviet Union af ter completing Nostalghia in Tuscany in1983. His final film, The Sacrifice, was shot in Sweden in 1985. Compiled and edited by Tarko vskys son Andrey Jr., film historian and critic Hans-Joachim Schlegel, and Lothar Schirmer our book pays homage to a great visionar y who thoug...[Read more]