Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Russian: Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский; April 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986) was a Russian filmmaker known for his unique visual and narrative style.
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His films are known for their beautiful and stark imagery.
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His films are also known for having long periods of time where nothing fucking happens.
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Biography
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Andrei Tarkovsky was born in Russia.
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Cinematic style
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Tarkovsky’s films are known for many things.
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Dripping Water
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Use of a Color Filter, or Colored Film
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Many of Tarkovsky’s films have scenes that are shot with the use of a color filter.
This often denotes that the scene is of special significance, or that it is somehow different from other scenes.
It is common for dreams and personal reflections to be shot in this manner.
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Levitation
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Tarkovsky had a fascination with people levitating.
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He would often work this into his films regardless of how little sense it made.
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Lengthy Scene of Exposition
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It is not uncommon for Tarkovsky to employ at least one scene where someone explains something in great detail. This person is typically a knowledgeable man, like a professor or a scientist. More often than not, he will be smoking a cigarette and conduct himself with an air of confidence. However, this person’s authority will be challenged; his expertise called into question by something larger than himself. Figments of the metaphysical realm will then confound this man, and he will be unable to cope with what he is presented with. This man will then proceed to have something of a breakdown at the emotional and spiritual level. How can he be expected to understand with what he has just been subjected to? How can the worldly outlook of this man ever be the same, now that his limited view on existence has been destroyed? This man will become violent, and shout things like NO! NO! NO! repeatedly. He will usually start whimpering or struggling on the ground. At some point, it will start raining, which ties into the Dripping Water motif. Then, he will fall silent, and there will be a moment of meditative silence.
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Women Writhing on the Ground due to Extreme Emotional Distress
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Oftentimes Tarkovsky will subject his female characters to extreme emotional distress.
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This will cause them to writhe on the ground for an extended period of time.
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Filmography
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Tarkovsky made many films in this unique style of his.
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Here are some of the films he made:
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Andrei Rublev
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Andrei Rublev is about a Russian Icon painter.
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It features many scenes of men with beards looking contemplative.
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Solaris
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Solaris is about a scientist named Kris Kelvin.
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He travels to a space station to investigate a sentient planet that makes thoughtforms of dead people out of neutrinos from the memories of the people on the space station.
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It does not make sense.
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The Mirror
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The Mirror is a film about many things.
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No one is sure what any of those things are.
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Stalker
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Stalker is a film about three men who take a hike in the Zone.
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They learn much.
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Nostalghia
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Nostalghia sucks.
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The Sacrifice
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Tarkovsky dedicated this film to his son.
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It features many scenes of people looking scared.
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Death
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Andrei Tarkovsky died.
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See also
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