If you throw even a cursory glance into the past, at the life which lies behind you, not even recalling its most vivid moments, you are struck every … - Andrei Tarkovsky

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If you throw even a cursory glance into the past, at the life which lies behind you, not even recalling its most vivid moments, you are struck every time by the singularity of the events in which you took part, the unique individuality of the characters whom you met. This singularity is like the dominant note of every moment of existence; in each moment of life, the life principle itself is unique. The artist therefore tries to grasp that principle and make it incarnate, new each time; and each time he hopes, though in vain, to achieve an exhaustive image of the Truth of human existence. The quality of beauty is in the truth of 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 Andrei Tarkovski Andrej Tarkovszkij And. Arsenʹevich Tarkovskiĭ Andrey Arsenyevich Tarkovsky Andreĭ Arsenʹevich Tarkovskĭi Andrei Tarkovskij Andreĭ Arsenévich Tarkovskiĭ Andrey Tarkovsky Andreĭ Arsen'evich Tarkovskiĭ Andrej Tarkowskij Andreiĭ Arsen'evich Tarkovskiĭ Andrei Arsen'evich Tarkovskii
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Η ζωή περικλείει και το θάνατο. Το ομοίωμα της ζωής τον αποκλείει ή τον αντιμετωπίζει ως τη μόνη δυνατότητα για την επικύρωσή της.
Η ίδια η καλλιτεχνική εικόνα εκφράζει ελπίδα, πάθος, πίστη και διάφορα άλλα, μεταξύ των οποίων και το θάνατο του ανθρώπου.
Η δημιουργικότητα είναι η άρνηση του θανάτου, άρα είναι αισιόδοξη, ακόμα κι όταν η ζωή του καλλιτέχνη είναι τραγική. Γι' αυτό δεν πρέπει να χωρίζουμε τους καλλιτέχνες σε αισιόδοξους και απαισιόδοξους. Σε γενικές γραμμές υπάρχουν μόνο χαρισματικοί και μη χαρισματικοί καλλιτέχνες.

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[About Mirror] I had the greatest difficulty in explaining to people that there is no hidden, coded meaning in the film, nothing beyond the desire to tell the truth. Often my assurances provoked incredulity and even disappointment. Some people evidently wanted more: they needed arcane symbols, secret meanings. They were not accustomed to the poetics of the cinema image. And I was disappointed in my turn. Such was the reaction of the opposition party in the audience; as for my own colleagues, they launched a bitter attack on me, accusing me of immodesty, of wanting to make a film about myself.

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