I have always been interested in a person’s inner world. I am interested in man, for he contains a universe within himself; and in order to find expr… - Andrei Tarkovsky
" "I have always been interested in a person’s inner world. I am interested in man, for he contains a universe within himself; and in order to find expression for the idea, for the meaning of human life, there is no need to spread behind it, as it were, a canvas crowded with happenings. I wanted Nostalgia to be free of anything irrelevant or incidental that would stand in the way of my principal objective: the portrayal of someone in a state of profound alienation from the world and himself, unable to find a balance between reality and the harmony for which he longs, in a state of nostalgia provoked not only by his remoteness from home but also by a global yearning for the wholeness of existence. I wanted to pursue the theme of the “weak” man who is no fighter in terms of his outward attributes but whom I none the less see as a victor in this life.
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About Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Russian: Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский) (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist and opera director.
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Birth Name:
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky
Native Name:
Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский
Alternative Names:
Andrej Tarkovskij
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Andrei Tarkovski
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Andrej Tarkovszkij
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And. Arsenʹevich Tarkovskiĭ
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Andrey Arsenyevich Tarkovsky
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Andreĭ Arsenʹevich Tarkovskĭi
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Andrei Tarkovskij
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Andreĭ Arsenévich Tarkovskiĭ
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Andrey Tarkovsky
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Andreĭ Arsen'evich Tarkovskiĭ
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Andrej Tarkowskij
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Andreiĭ Arsen'evich Tarkovskiĭ
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Andrei Arsen'evich Tarkovskii
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