Sheeps
7Jul11
While I can understand the lack of connection as empathy is a personal experience, what would you describe as excellent cinematography?
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Dibyajyoti Sarma
11Nov11
Why do I like Tarkovsky films? I don’t claim to understand the philosophy of the master. Each Tarkovsky film is like a portal to a world which you can travel into, as long as you keep you eyes on the screen. In ‘The Sacrifice,’ the set is sparse, a spacious house in a barren island, and a tree without a single leaf. But, how Tarkovsky presents these images, we are, so to speak, out there with Michael. Devastating.
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Phoebe Pua
30Oct11
Bergmanesque, check. Clunky dialogue, check. Problematic narrative, check. Self-explantory defense of long take, check.
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Josh Hansen
24Oct11
An amazingly enthralling sequence of one man's journey in search of spirituality. This is a transcendent and meditative masterpiece. It touches on the most fundamental questions of our existence. And it does so with extraordinary grace, and a sublime, haunting beauty.
Justin Serulneck
2Sep11
Just watched this again for the first time in 4 years or so. It was quite the film.
Francisco R.
30Jul11
The movie can also be seen as an outlet for all the things Tarkovsky might have wanted to say with more time on his hands, without the threat of cancer looming behind his back. The Sacrifice is ultimately a scream of despair and a sigh of hope, both being equally strong and just as meaningful. The final work of an artist who embraced his own philosophy and never turned his back on it.
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Abigail Alvarez
15Jul11
I love this film, because you can clearly see the dying words of man who's leaving this world and wants to leave a message to us. This is Tarkovsky's final masterpiece and how noble of him to dedicated to one of his favourite filmmakers Bergman!!!!
Beneezy
8Jul11
Agony, torment, torture; pain, distress, whatever you call it, this is what THE SACRIFICE is all about. Say what you will, but a method, a system, has its virtues. This film belongs to us, a gift from Andrei Tarkovsky. And why shouldn't it be? Of course it's a sacrifice. Every gift involves a sacrifice.
Matthew_Lucas
2Jul11
Andrei Tarkovsky directed this final masterpiece as he was dying of cancer, and THE SACRIFICE is a film that only a man nearing the end of his life can direct. It's a powerful and haunting tale of a family facing nuclear holocaust, causing their patriarch to enter into a sacrificial bargain with God. Strikingly beautiful and deeply felt, THE SACRIFICE is a profound and evocative farewell from a cinematic master.
Øyvind Rype
24Jun11
Ignoring his excellent cinematography I found it hard to be engaged in this maelstrom of human emotions. Offret is a film where film buffs will pull out clichés like "sublime", "profound" and "true" and point of how they connected emotionally with the characters. How they do, is beyond me. A work of art but nowhere near as impressive as Stalker or Zerkalo when it comes the visuals and the mood of the film.
Darinka
14Jun11
I tried but I couldn't get this film. The topic was interesting but I didnt like the way it was developed. The cinematography was average. Sometimes I enjoyed it but most of the time I wanted it to end. This kind of films make me feel uncomfortable, it seems everybody finds it a masterpiece and I just cant.
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john saenz
9Jul11
Some of the greatest pieces of cinematography the world will ever see. It sways over my head how anyone couldn't see this. Don't glance at it... SEE IT.
Leina
25Apr11
This is plainly a work of Art, full of poetry, mystery, and above all accomplished. I felt like if thoughts were turning into feelings, and reciprocally. Very abstract to explain, of course, but how much amazing and delectable to see... or to live. Tarkovski creates a world of symbolism with, paradoxically, a disconcerting realism, generate by his staging of humanity, with its weaknesses and its unwavering hopes.
Bongos615
24Mar11
One of Tarkovsky's messier films, but also one of my personal favorites (along w/ Solaris and The Mirror). The first hour or so is especially great. Tarkovsky is one of those filmmakers (Lynch is another) who can shoot a room in a totally unique and recognizable way. I hope to revisit this film one day, but it'll take a good deal of emotional strength.
matty5190
26Feb11
No matter how much of a master Tarkovsky is, Bergman is always better at making a Bergman.
keldon
13Oct10
The dialogue did come off as ridiculous at times, but it becomes much more understandable when the film is thought of as one last extended monologue for Tarkovsky, who wouldn't live much longer. Stunning visuals by Nykvist, and right up there with Stalker in terms of Tarkovsky's oeuvre. A lovely note to go out on.
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john saenz
9Jul11
Stunning visuals by Nykvist? I can assure you Nykvist might have physically placed the camera in certain spots or yelled at the camera crew to do so but god knows it was Tarkovsky who first said he wanted the camera there. Michelangelo had a crew of helpers, does that mean the credit should go to his helpers? absolutely not, they are just privileged enough to do what he asks. Tarkovsky very much thought like a painter not a theater director,
Jordan K. Ellis
7Sep10
Tarkovsky's last masterpiece before his death, he conveys the human element juxtaposing reality/time and our most devious of nightmares to come forth. Erland Joseph is one finest theatrical/film actors in Sweden, to be portrayed in this particular role is at his mark, knowing exactly what dark emotion sets off the undertone of his character. The visual aspect of shooting is incredible, almost walking into a dream.
Linda Crisan
3May10
Almost every shot carries the weight of Zarathustra's midget. This film felt more intimate than The Mirror.
