Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev


I have watched Andrei  Tarkovsky 1965 film Andrei Rublev over the last few days, I haven't seen it all though for years, it revolves around Rublev's painters block. It is amazing that it was made, although only shown once, under the Soviet regime. It is a real masterpiece.
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1 comment:

gustav said...

A great film, Father! Tarkovksy's "Solaris" and "Stalker" are excellent too. But please - those reading should do themselves the favour of watching it on DVD. Not on YouTube.

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