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.
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Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Andrei Tarkovsky Director
- Oleg Yankovsky as Andrei Gorchakov
- Erland Josephson as Domenico
- Domiziana Giordano as Eugenia
- Patrizia Terreno as Andrei's Wife
- Laura De Marchi as Chambermaid
- Delia Boccardo as Domenico's Wife
- Milena Vukotić as Civil Servant
- Raffaele Di Mario Cast
- Rate Furlan Cast
- Livio Galassi Cast
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