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Andrei Tarkovsky

Name in Native Language: "Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский" (Russian/RU)
Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter / Theatre Director | * 04/04/1932 († 54, 12/29/1986) | Yuryevetsky District
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Russian: Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj]; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinema history, Tarkovsky's films explore spiritual and metaphysical themes, and are noted for their slow pacing and long takes, dreamlike visual imagery, and preoccupation with nature and memory. Tarkovsky studied film at Moscow's VGIK under filmmaker Mikhail Romm, and subsequently directed his first five features in the Soviet Union: Ivan's Childhood (1962), Andrei Rublev (1966), Solaris (1972), Mirror (1975), and Stalker (1979). A number of his films from this period are ranked among the best films ever made. After years of creative conflict with state film authorities, Tarkovsky left the countr... ()
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Andrei Tarkovsky was a Soviet filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century. Tarkovsky's films include Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror and Stalker. They are characterized by spirituality and metaphysical themes, long takes, lack of conventional dramatic structure and plot, and distinctively authored use of cinematography.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | History

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Awards & Nominations for Andrei Tarkovsky

People's Artist of the RSFSR Honored Art Worker of The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lenin Prize Golden Lion Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director Golden Eagle Award (Russia)
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Movies with Andrei Tarkovsky as Actor(19)

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2019 Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer
as Himself (archive footage)2008 Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky
as himself1990 Voyage in Time
as himself1988 Lighting
as himself1987 Moscow Elegy
as Himself (archive footage)1987 Islands
as himself1984 The Road to Bresson
as Military Officer (uncredited)1968 Sergey Lazo
as himself1966 The Three Andreis
as guest at Anya's party1964 I Am Twenty
as Military engineer1958 There Will Be No Leave Today
as 2nd customer1956 The Killers

Movies with Andrei Tarkovsky as Crew(36)

Crew/Thanks2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Crew/Thanks2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Crew/In Memory Of2009 Antichrist
Directing/Director1990 Voyage in Time
Writing/Writer1990 Voyage in Time
Directing/Stage Director1990 Boris Godunov
Production/Production Director1990 Boris Godunov
Crew/In Memory Of1987 Wings of Desire
Directing/Director1986 The Sacrifice
Editing/Editor1986 The Sacrifice
Writing/Screenplay1986 The Sacrifice
Directing/Director1983 Nostalgia
Writing/Screenplay1983 Nostalgia
Art/Production Design1979 Stalker
Directing/Director1979 Stalker
Writing/Screenplay1979 Stalker
Writing/Screenplay1979 Look Out, Snake!
Directing/Director1975 Mirror
Writing/Writer1975 Mirror
Writing/Writer1974 Sour Grape
Writing/Writer1973 The Fierce One
Directing/Director1972 Solaris
Writing/Screenplay1972 Solaris
Writing/Screenplay1970 The End of Ataman
Writing/Writer1968 One Chance in One Thousand
Writing/Writer1968 Sergey Lazo
Directing/Director1966 Andrei Rublev
Writing/Writer1966 Andrei Rublev
Writing/Writers' Assistant1965 The First Teacher
Directing/Director1962 Ivan's Childhood
Directing/Director1961 The Steamroller and the Violin
Directing/Director1958 There Will Be No Leave Today
Writing/Writer1958 There Will Be No Leave Today
Directing/Director1956 The Killers
Writing/Scenario Writer1956 The Killers

Full Name: Andrey Tarkovsky
Citizenships: France, Soviet Union (former country)
Born: Monday, 04/04 1932 (April) in Yuryevetsky District
Died: Monday, 12/29 1986 (December) in Paris (aged: 54)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: Russian (RU)
Educated at: Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Employer: Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, Mosfilm
Spouses (current/former): Irma Raush, Larisa Tarkovskaya
Siblings: Marina Arsen'jevna Tarkovskaja
Father: Arseny Tarkovsky
Mother: Maria Tarkowska
Other names for Andrei Tarkovsky (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Andrei Tarkovskiy"
"Андрей Тарковский"
"Andrej Tarkovskij"
"Andrei Tarkovski"
"安德烈·塔尔科夫斯基"
"أندري تاركوفسكي"
"アンドレイ・タルコフスキー"
"안드레이 타르콥스키"
"Andrei Tarkovskij"
"Andrey Arsenyevich Tarkovsky"
"Andrey A. Tarkovsky"
"Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский"
"Andrey Tarkovsky"
"آندری تارکوفسکی"
"安德烈·塔可夫斯基"
"안드레이 타르코프스키"
"אנדרי טרקובסקי"
"Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky"
"Andrej Arsenjevitj Tarkovskij"
"Andrei Arsenjewitsch Tarkowski"
Andrei Tarkovsky frequently works together with these people:
Erland Josephson (7x, Actor)
Tonino Guerra (7x, Crew)
Lars von Trier (6x, Crew)
Nikolay Grinko (6x, Actor)
Aleksandr Gordon (6x, Crew)
Sven Nykvist (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4119, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024