Portrait of Andrei Tarkovsky

Andrei Tarkovsky

Directing

Biography

Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (April 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986) 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.

Born: April 4, 1932

Place of Birth: Zavrazhye, USSR

Filmography

2024
Death

as Himself (voice)

2024
Daedalus

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

2020
Alone

as Narrator

2019
Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2019
Andrei Tarkovsky: Hard to Be a God

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Легенды кино

as Self (archive footage)

2016
A Letter to Tarkovsky

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Let Me See

as Self

2008
Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Andrei Tarkovsky: Poetry and Truth

as Himself (archive footage)

1990
1988
Lighting

as Self

1987
Moscow Elegy

as Self (archive footage)

1987
Islands

as Himself (archive footage)

1979
1968
Sergey Lazo

as Military Officer (uncredited)

1965
I Am Twenty

as guest at Anya's party

1959
There Will Be No Leave Today

as Military engineer

1956
The Killers

as 2nd customer