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Tarkosvky is one of the best-known Russian/Soviet directors, along with [[Sergei Bondarchuk]], [[Sergei Eisenstein]], [[Andrei Konchalovsky]], and [[Nikita Mikhalkov]], and his films have gained many awards.
=== Filmography: ===
* ''The Killers'' (1956) was Tarkovsky's first student film, based on the short story by [[Ernest Hemingway]].
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* ''Ivan's Childhood'' (1962) or ''My Name Is Ivan'' was Tarkovsky's first feature film. Like ''Cranes Are Flying'' or ''The Ballad of a Soldier'', this film explores [[War Is Hell|the suffering and human cost of war]] as seen by Ivan, a 12-year-old boy in [[World War II]] occupied Russia. It was a commercial and critical success, and gained Tarkovsky his first real fame as a director.
* ''[[Andrei Rublev]]'' (1966) is Tarkovsky's longest film, at 205 minutes, and is a [[Biopic]] of medieval Russian icon painter Andrei Rublev, focusing on his role in creating the Russian Christian identity. Its depictions of ancient religion and ambiguity about politics got this film censored for years. However, it was his first widely awarded film.
* ''[[Solaris (1972 film)|Solaris]]'' (1972) was based on the [[Solaris|book]] by [[Stanislaw Lem]] about scientists on a mysterious planet who see images of people they remember from their lives on Earth. It was in wide release for many years, remains a seminal film in Soviet science fiction, and was famous enough in the West to be remade by [[Steven Soderbergh]].
* ''[[The Mirror]]'' (1975) or ''Mirror'' was a loosely autobiographical film that Tarkovsky had been working on since 1964. It is told out of order, and is a chronicle of the life and meditations of Alexei. This film did not have an official premiere, but has since become better known and welcomed into the Tarkovsky oeuvre.
* ''[[Stalker]]'' (1979) was loosely based on the [[Strugatsky Brothers]] story ''[[Roadside Picnic]]'', and in this film the Stalker guides two people into the Room, which is said to be able to fulfill a person's innermost desire. This film continues many of the themes explored by ''Solaris'' and was one of the inspirations for the [[S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (series)|''STALKER'']] series of video games.
* ''Voyage in Time'' (1982) was Tarkovsky's first "foreign" film, and documented his collaboration with Tonino Guerra in preparation for...
* ''Nostalghia'' (1983), made in Italy, about a Russian writer who goes to Italy to research the life of a Russian composer who killed himself upon returning home. Along the way, the writer begins to feel nostalgia for Russia, befriends a madman, and begins reflecting upon himself.
* ''The Sacrifice'' (1986) or ''Offret'' was Tarkovsky's final film, made in Sweden. As the world dies in a nuclear holocaust, the writer Alexander promises to God he will sacrifice everything he loves if only God will save the world. It was Tarkovsky's homage to his peer and idol [[Ingmar Bergman]]. Shortly after finishing this film, Tarkovsky died.
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* [[Acting for Two]]: Margarita Terekhova in ''The Mirror''. See [[Doppelganger]] below for why.
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* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]: The heads of the Solaris Project reject Burton's testimony because they refuse to concede that Solaris is that intelligent, and pull him off the Station.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: ''Stalker'' has Stalker, Stalker's wife, Monkey, Writer, and Professor.
* [[Production Posse]]: Tarkovsky's wife and father helped him in the production of his films. His father, Arseny, also wrote the poems read in ''The Mirror''. The actor
* [[Public Domain Soundtrack]]: Bach's "Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ" in ''Solaris'' is used as Hari's theme. Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" and Ravel's "Bolero" bookend ''Stalker''. Bach appears again, three times, in ''The Mirror''.
* [[Real Is Brown]]: Used as a metaphor in ''Stalker'', where the scenes outside the Zone are not only brown, but washed out.
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