SummaryAndrei Tarkovsky explained that in Russian the word "nostalghia" conveys "the love for your homeland and the melancholy that arises from being far away." This debilitating form of homesickness is embodied in the film by Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky), a Russian intellectual doing research in Italy. He becomes obsessed with the Botticelli-like beauty of ... Read More
Directed By:Andrei Tarkovsky
Written By:Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra
Nostalghia
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Stick with it. There are shocking acts that rupture the stillness, and then there’s one of cinema’s great endings,
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Nostalghia is further evidence that Andrei Tarkovsky might not be a filmmaker, but a sorcerer.
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Tarkovsky remains as much a metaphysician as anything else, and Nostalgia isn't an entertainment but an article of faith.
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A hauntingly beautiful film.
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A meditative film by visionary Soviet filmmaker Tarkovsky that lures viewers into its mysterious, mystical world and completely envelops them for a two-hour stretch.
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It aims for a hushed, hypnotic, incantatory effect, and it does succeed in inducing some kind of trance.
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Loveliness, I'm afraid, is really what this movie is all about.
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Production Company:
- Rai 2
- Sovinfilm
Release Date:Jan 8, 1984
Duration:2 h 5 m
Tagline:Unspoken feelings are never forgotten
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
