Nostalgia
Drama, Romance
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1983
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Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.
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Runtime:
124 min
Release date:
1 May 1983
Country:
IT, SU
Languages:
Italian, Russian
Budget:
$875,000
Revenue:
$311,708
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
It's a mood piece that makes you feel like you're drowning in high-grade art swill. If that sounds oppressive, know that it is, but the tonic is invigorating: a clammy atmosphere so unlike the airless options Hollywood's about to spring on us.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
28 May 2013
rotten:
Nothing happens.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003