Research Catalog

Title

Tarkovsky : films, stills, polaroids & writings / edited by Andrei A. Tarkovsky, Hans-Joachim Schlegel and Lothar Schirmer.

Publication

London : Thames & Hudson, 2012.

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Additional Authors

• Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ A., 1970-
• Schlegel, Hans-Joachim
• Schirmer, Lothar, 1943-

Description

320 p. : col. ill.; 32 cm.

Summary

"Tarkovsky’s films are characterized by metaphysical themes, extended takes, an absence of conventional dramatic structure and plot, and a dream-like, visionary style of cinematography. They achieve a spiritual intensity and transcendent beauty that many consider to be without parallel. He directed the first five of his seven films – Ivan’s Childhood, Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror and Stalker – in the Soviet Union, but in 1982 defected to Italy, where he made Nostalgia. His final film, The Sacrifice, was produced in Sweden in 1985. This book presents extended sequences of stills from each of the films alongside synopses and cast and crew listings. It includes reflections on Tarkovsky’s work from fellow artists and writers including Jean-Paul Sartre and Ingmar Bergman, for whom Tarkovsky was ‘the greatest, the one who invented a new language.’ Extracts from Tarkovsky’s own writings and diaries offer a wealth of insights into his poetic and philosophical views on cinematography, which he described as ‘sculpting in time’. The book also reproduces many personal Polaroid photographs that confirm the extraordinary poetic vision of a great artist who died aged only 54, but who remains a potent influence on artists and filmmakers today"--provided by publisher.

Subject

• Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986 > Criticism and interpretation
• Motion pictures > Russia

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 319).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: Between Here and There: Andrey Tarkovsky's World of Pictures and Sounds / Hans-Joachim Schlegel -- Other Writers On Tarkovsky -- Jean-Paul Sartre -- Sven Nykvist -- Erland Josephson -- Ingmar Bergman -- Chingiz Aitmatov -- Aleksandr Sokurov -- Extracts From Sculpting in Time / Andrey Tarkovsky -- The Spiritual Meaning of the Art of Cinema -- The Spiritual Poetry of Film Images -- The Spiritual Poetry of Sounds -- Time Real and Remembered -- The Film Actor -- The Crisis of Modern Civilization -- The Cinematic Poem - A Short Film Project -- The Films / Hans-Joachim Schlegel -- Ivan's Childhood -- Andrei Rublev -- Solaris -- Mirror -- Stalker -- Nostalgia -- The Sacrifice -- Autobiographical Writings / Andrey Tarkovsky -- Resume -- On his mother -- A letter to his father -- On the Apocalypse -- Diary note -- Questionnaire.

ISBN

• 9780500516645 (hbk.)
• 0500516642 (hbk.)

OCLC

• 806491940
• SCSB-12843586

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library