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Tarkovsky

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Being time and Stalker time

Being time and Stalker time

[There are some spoiler-ish comments regarding Andrei Tarkovsky's film Stalker ahead.] • I'm in the Zone. It's one of the most mysterious places in all of cinema. Some say that wishes are granted there. Some say it can swallow human beings whole, and that is

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Looking Elsewhere: February 1, 2013

These links caught my attention today, for one reason or another. Check back later. I may add more look-worthy links as the day goes on.

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The Complete Tarkovsky. Online. Free.

So, I learned about this from a comment here at LookingCloser.org today... All of Andrei Tarkovsky's films are online, in their entirety, and you can watch them at no cost. (Well, except the cost of time and mental energy... which, with Tarkovsky, is expensive.) I've

Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky (2010)

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Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky (2010)

This review was originally published in two posts at Good Letters, the Image blog, here: * Part One. * Part Two. • PART ONE Have you ever become such an admirer of somebody that you made a fool of yourself over it? I’ve been a raving psycho-fan at times. It began with

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Are There Any Tarkovsky Fans in Seattle?

If you're going to be in Seattle on Sunday, and you're curious about the work of master filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, you don't want to miss this. It's a film about Tarkovsky, by Trakovsky. (And no, I didn't misspell anything there.

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Gregory Wolfe on Tarkovsky's "Stalker"... and Image.

I haven't seen Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker. That's something I must rectify soon, especially since Tarkovsky's Mirror, Andrei Rublev, and The Sacrifice are among the most memorable films I've seen in the last two decades. Here's Gregory Wolfe reflecting

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In memory of Ulrich Mühe... and Andrei Tarkovsky

Farewell to Ulrich Mühe, a talented actor whose excellent lead performance in last year's Oscar-winning The Lives of Others made me aware of his talent for the first time. He was 54. BBC reports that he had been struggling with stomach cancer. (Thanks to Chattaway for the alert.

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Tarkovsky's Top Ten

At Soul Food Movies, Ron Reed rediscovers Andrei Tarkovsky's top ten movies. Wow. That's a must-see list for all serious cinephiles. Having just seen The Sacrifice, the prominence of Bergman doesn't surprise me. If I hadn't known that The Sacrifice was a

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Regent article on Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice" and Jesus

Thanks to GreenCine Daily for pointing me to this article from Regent on Tarkovsky's great film The Sacrifice as a signpost pointing to Christ the Redeemer.

Tarkovsky’s Polaroids

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Tarkovsky’s Polaroids

Turns out the great Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky had a talent for Polaroids as well. (This is probably only of interest to Tarkovsky fans.)