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Andrei Arsenjewitsch Tarkowski

    April 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986
    1981-1986. Tagebücher 81-86
    Films, stills, polaroids & writings
    Instant Light
    Collected Screenplays
    Sculpting in Time
    Time Within Time
    • 2012

      Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986) is one of the eminent film makers of the 20th century. The five feature films he directed in the Soviet Union-among them Andrei Rublev, Solaris, and Stalker-brought him international fame. Evading censorship and mounting pressure by Soviet authorities, he did not return to the Soviet Union after completing Nostalghia in Tuscany in 1983. His final film, The Sacrifice, was shot in Sweden in 1985. Compiled and edited by Tarkovsky's son Andrey Jr., film historian and critic Hans-Joachim Schlegel, and Lothar Schirmer, our book pays homage to a great visionary who though in poetic and, at times, disturbing images of near-biblical intensity. It features stills and documentary photos from each of his films, a rich selection of Tarkovsky's own writings, private photographs from the family album, as well as Polaroids from Russia and Italy. A compilation of prominent voices who have commented on Tarkovsky's work and personality-including Jean-Paul Sartre, Ingmar Bergman, and Aleksandr Sokurov-rounds out the volume.

      Films, stills, polaroids & writings
    • 2006

      Instant Light

      Tarkovsky Polaroids

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      "Tarkovsky often reflected on the way that time flies and wanted to stop it, even with these quick Polaroid shots. The melancholy of seeing things for the last time is the highly mysterious and poetic essence that these images leave with us. It is as though Andrei wanted to transmit his own enjoyment quickly to others. And they feel like a fond farewell."Tonino Guerra, from the IntroductionThis beautifully produced book comprises sixty Polaroid photographs of Andrei Tarkovsky's friends and family, taken between 1979 and 1984 in his native Russia and in Italy, where he spent time in political exile.The size of the Polaroids is exactly as presented in the book, including the frame. The book may therefore be viewed as a facsimile edition. 60 color illustrations.

      Instant Light
    • 2006

      Sculpting in Time

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      4.6(3988)Add rating

      A director reveals the original inspirations for his films, their history, his methods of work, and the problems of visual creativity

      Sculpting in Time
    • 2002

      Time Within Time

      • 360 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      4.7(31)Add rating

      Tarkovsky's diaries were widely reviewed and considered to be a valuable addition to his work. The diaries cover his film-making in the Soviet Union and the increasing difficulties he encountered there followed by his exile in Europe. The diaries are both professional and personal.

      Time Within Time
    • 1999

      Collected Screenplays

      • 500 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.6(86)Add rating

      Since his death in 1986, Andrei Tarkovsky has become increasingly recognized as one of the great masters of world cinema. The book also contains an extended essay by film critic and historian Ian Christie, who places Tarkovsky's work in the context of Soviet film-making practice.

      Collected Screenplays