Andrei Tarkovsky filmography
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932–1986) was a Russian film director, screenwriter and film theorist. He directed several student films, co-directed a documentary, and was the author of numerous screenplays, both for his own films and for those of other directors. He directed two stage plays and one radio production, played minor acting roles in several films, and wrote a book on film theory. In addition, Tarkovsky kept a diary (published posthumously) and appeared in, or was the subject of, several dozen documentaries on the history of cinema and the art and craft of filmmaking.
Tarkovsky began his career at the State Institute of Cinematography with several student films. His first feature film was 1961's Ivan's Childhood, considered by some to be his most conventional film. This was followed by four other films during the period 1961 to 1979.[1] His last film produced in the Soviet Union was Stalker in 1979. During his time in the Soviet Union he wrote several screenplays for films he ultimately did not realize. He also contributed towards the productions of several films by other directors, as screenwriter, actor, film editor and artistic advisor. Tarkovsky left the Soviet Union in 1979 and directed the film Nostalghia and the documentary Voyage in Time about the making of Nostalghia in Italy. His last film The Sacrifice was produced in Sweden, shortly before his death.
Filmography
Films directed by Tarkovsky
Year | English title | Original title | Country | Length | Notes |
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1956 | The Killers | Убийцы | Soviet Union | 19 min. | Student film |
1959 | There Will be No Leave Today | Сегодня увольнения не будет | Soviet Union | 46 min. | Student film |
1961 | The Steamroller and the Violin | Каток и скрипка | Soviet Union | 46 min. | Student film |
1962 | Ivan's Childhood | Иваново детство | Soviet Union | 95 min. | |
1966 | Andrei Rublev | Андрей Рублёв | Soviet Union | 205 min. | |
1972 | Solaris | Солярис | Soviet Union | 165 min. | |
1975 | Mirror | Зеркало | Soviet Union | 107 min. | |
1979 | Stalker | Сталкер | Soviet Union | 164 min. | |
1983 | Nostalghia | Nostalghia | Italy/Soviet Union | 125 min. | |
1983 | Voyage in Time | Tempo di Viaggio | Italy | 63 min. | Documentary film |
1986 | The Sacrifice | Offret | Sweden | 149 min. | |
Screenplays
Year | English title | Original title | Co-writer(s) | Film |
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1956 | The Killers | Убийцы | Ernest Hemingway (original author), Aleksandr Gordon | The Killers |
1957 | There will be no leave today | Сегодня увольнения не будет | Aleksandr Gordon, I. Makhov | There Will Be No Leave Today |
1958 | Concentrate | Концентрат | ||
1959 | Antarctica, far away land | Антарктида, далёкая страна | А. Besukhov, Oleg Osetinskiy | |
1961 | The steamroller and the violin | Каток и скрипка | Andrei Konchalovsky | The Steamroller and the Violin |
1961 | Ivan's childhood | Иваново детство | Vladimir Bogomolov (original author), Mikhail Papava, Andrei Konchalovsky | Ivan's Childhood |
1962 | The passion according to Andrei | Страсти по Андрею | Andrei Konchalovsky | Andrei Rublev |
1965 | The first teacher | Первый учитель | Chinghiz Aitmatov (original author), Boris Dobrodeyev, Andrei Konchalovsky | |
1968 | Sergey Lazo | Сергей Лазо | Georgi Malarchuk | Sergey Lazo |
1968 | Tashkent - bread city | Ташкент - город хлебный | Andrei Konchalovsky | |
1968–1975, 1984 | Mirror (also known as Confession and A White, White day) | Зеркало | Aleksandr Misharin | Mirror |
1969 | One chance in one thousand | Один шанс из тысячи | Leonid Kocharian | One chance in one thousand |
1971 | The end of the chieftain | Конец атамана | The end of the chieftain | |
1972 | Solaris | Солярис | Stanisław Lem (original author), Fridrikh Gorenshtein | Solaris |
1972 | Light wind (Ariel) | Светлый Ветер | Alexander Beliaev (original author), Fridrikh Gorenshtein | |
1973 | The ferocious line | Ллютый | The ferocious line | |
1975, 1984 | Hoffmanniana | Гофманиана | ||
1978 | Stalker | Сталкер | Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (original authors) and Screenwriters | Stalker |
1978 | Sardor | Сардор | Aleksandr Misharin | |
1978–1982 | Nostalghia' | Ностальгия | Tonino Guerra | Nostalghia' |
1979 | Look out, snake! | Берегись! змей! | Look out, snake! | |
1979 | The First Day | Первый день | Andrei Konchalovsky | |
1984 | The Sacrifice | Жертвоприношение | The Sacrifice | |
Other film projects
Year | English title | Original title | Country | Length | Participation as |
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1956 | The Killers | Убийцы | Soviet Union | 19 min. | Actor |
1964 | I Am Twenty | Мне двадцать лет | Soviet Union | 189 min. | Actor |
1968 | Sergey Lazo | Сергей Лазо | Soviet Union | 89 min. | Actor, film editor |
1968 | One chance in one thousand | Один шанс из тысячи | Soviet Union | 81 min. | Artistic director |
1974 | Sour Grape | Терпкий виноград | Soviet Union | 76 min. | Artistic advisor |
Stage productions
Year | Title | Composer/Playwright | Theater |
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1977 | Hamlet | William Shakespeare | Lenkom Theatre, Moscow |
1983 | Boris Godunov | Modest Mussorgsky | Covent Garden, London |
Radio productions
Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
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1965 | Turnabout | Полный поворот кругом | After the short story Turnabout by William Faulkner |
Books
Year | Title | Genre | Translated into English by |
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1987 | Sculpting In Time | Film theory | Kitty Hunter-Blair |
1993 | Time Within Time: The Diaries 1970-1986 | Autobiography | Kitty Hunter-Blair |
Films about Tarkovsky
Documentaries on Tarkovsky include Moscow Elegy by Alexander Sokurov, One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich by Chris Marker, The Recall by Tarkovsky's son Andrei Jr., and Regi Andrej Tarkovskij by Michal Leszczylowski, the editor of Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice. For a comprehensive list of documentaries on Tarkovsky and documentaries featuring Tarkovsky see Significant Documentaries at Nostalghia.com
References
- Rosenbaum, Jonathan (2002-09-01). "One Day in the Life of Andre Arsenevich". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
Sources
- Johnston, Vida T.; Petrie, Graham (September 1994). The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue. Indiana University Press. pp. 63, 315–318. ISBN 0-253-20887-4.
- Tarkovsky, Andrei (September 1999). William Powell (ed.). Collected Screenplays. Faber & Faber. ISBN 0-571-14266-4.
- Bielawski, Jan; Trond S. Trondsen (2004-06-19). "Tarkovsky also contributed to the following". Nostalghia.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
External links
- Andrei Tarkovsky on IMDb
- Nostalghia.com – An Andrei Tarkovsky Information Site