THE ANDREI TARKOVSKY COLLECTION
CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE
LIMITED EDITION 7-DISC BLU RAY BOX SET
NEW & SEALED
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Russian Language with English Subtitles
Collection of 7 films directed by acclaimed Russian
film-maker, Andrei Tarkovsky
Contains over 5 hours of Special features including
interviews, featurettes and selected scene commentaries
Ivan's Childhood (1962) explores
the life of a 12-year-old boy, Ivan (Nikolai Burlyayev), who is orphaned after
his family are killed by the Nazis during the Second World War. He later joins
a partisan group who use his diminutive stature and agility to gather
intelligence. Worried about
his safety, his commanders take Ivan away from the front line but the boy,
hell-bent on getting revenge for his parents' murder, insists on being given
more dangerous assignments, with tragic consequences.
Andrei Rublev (1966) is an epic historical drama
about the life of 15th-century icon painter Andrei Rublev. Rublev (Anatoli
Solonitsyn) lives in a world consumed by feudal violence and human degradation,
and the turmoil he sees all about him makes him lose the will to speak. After many years of silent travelling around
medieval Russia, he meets a young boy who has taken charge of the construction
of a large silver bell, and in him discovers inspiration.
Mirror (1975) draws on
episodes from Tarkovsky's own life and tells the story of a dying man
reflecting on his relationships with his parents, wife and son. The narrative
includes a number of reflections on the Russian people and their history, using
the life of one man to consider the Russian experience from the Second World
War through to the end of the Stalinist period.
The psychological drama Solaris (1972)
charts the strange events which befall a group of young cosmonauts who work on
a space station orbiting the ocean-covered planet Solaris. Fellow cosmonaut
Chris Kelvin (Donatas Banionis) is sent to investigate the occurrences, and
soon begins encountering a variety of supernatural phenomena, including the
physical manifestation of his own painful memories of his late wife. Kelvin
tries to get to the bottom of the mystery and begins looking for a way to
communicate with the powerful forces of Solaris.
Stalker (1979) is a
sci-fi drama set in a post-apocalyptic future. A Stalker (Aleksandr Kaidanovsky)
leads writer Pisatel (Solonitsyn) and a Professor (Nikolai Grinko) through an
industrial wasteland called the Zone, in search of a room where truth is
contained and wishes are said to be granted to anyone who enters. As the area
has been sealed off by the government, the pair put their faith in the Stalker
as he navigates his way through the Zone.
In Nostalgia (1983), set in the Tuscan hills, Russian poet
Andrei Gorchakov (Oleg Yankovsky) is researching the life of an 18th century
composer when he meets a mysterious man named Domenico (Erland Josephson) who
is convinced that the end of the world is nigh. Once Domenico leaves the
village he asks Andrei to cross an ancient mineral pool carrying his lighted
candle as an act of faith.
In Tarkovsky's final film, The Sacrifice (1986), on an isolated Swedish island, Alexander (Josephson), his wife Adelaide (Susan Fleetwood), their two children, and various eccentric friends gather around a radio to hear the impending announcement of nuclear war. Alexander attempts to strike a deal with God and is willing to sacrifice everything, including his six-year-old son Gossen (Tommy Kjellqvist), in order to avert the war and mankind's annihilation.
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