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Andrei Rublev

Andrey Rublyov

Soviet Union

1966

205 Min
Black and White
2.35:1
Russian
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DIR Andrei Tarkovsky

PROD Tamara Ogorodnikova

SCR Andrei Tarkovsky, Andrei Konchalovsky

DP Vadim Yusov

CAST Anatoli Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Grinko, Nikolai Sergeyev, Irma Raush

ED Ludmila Feignova

MUSIC Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Cannes (Out of competition): FIPRESCI Prize, New York, Karlovy Vary, Locarno (Programmi speciali)

Synopsis

Immediately suppressed by the Soviets in 1966, Andrei Tarkovsky’s epic masterpiece is a sweeping medieval tale of Russia’s greatest icon painter. Too experimental, too frightening, too violent, and too politically complicated to be released officially, Andrei Rublev has existed only in shortened, censored versions until the Criterion Collection created this complete 205-minute director’s cut special edition. —The Criterion Collection

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Andrei Tarkovsky

Considered one of Russia’s most distinguished contemporary directors, the late Andrei Tarkovsky is known for highly personalized and poetic films. The son of poet Arseni Tarkovsky, he studied Arabic and first worked as a geologist before attending the State Film School in Moscow under Mikhail Romm. While there he made a pair of short films, “There Will Be No Leave Today” (1959) and the acclaimed Katok i Skripka/The Steamroller and the Violin (his diploma film). Following graduation in 1960, Tarkovsky went to work for Mosfilm and made his feature-film directorial debut in 1962 with Ivanovo Detstvo/Ivan’s Childhood. The film earned him top honors at that year’s Venice Film Festival. His sophomore film, Andrei Rublev, is Tarkovsky’s most renowned work. Ostensibly a portrait of a 15th century Russian painter, the film is actually a metaphorical drama mirroring the plight of Russian artists. Some have expanded the film’s parable to reflect the dramatic effects of war and chaos upon humanity… read more

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Matt Turner

2Feb12

A remarkable film of extraordinary scale and mastery.

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Howard Orr

27Dec11

Quite simply, the reason why I'm here.

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Phoebe Pua

30Oct11

episodic, epic, and exhilarating on widescreen. The balloon flight is one of the best opening scenes I've ever seen.

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ANDREI RUBLEV

By Daniel A. DiCenso on September 4, 2011

Andrei Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev is an epic monument of international cinema. Like Mount Everest it is a sight to behold, and often quite as challenging to conquer all the way through. There is plenty…  read review

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By Hideous Bitch Princes​s on October 14, 2009

Andrei Rublev moves at a typical Tarkovsky pace (aka whatever is slower than a snail pace.) But like any other film he’s made, the thought-provocation and breathtaking images make it well worth the…  read review

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By futures​tar on October 6, 2009

This single film redefined what movies can be. Almost half my DVD collection was nearly dumped after my embrace of a very prolific and longest piece of celluloid to cross my path. My eyes were opened…  read review

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By Patrici​a on September 8, 2009

This picture is brilliant and an absolute beauty to watch. Though it is very long, I think it is worth watching. A non-commercial epic in a sense. Tarkovsky makes sure that the picture is an expression…  read review

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