Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Russian: 袗薪写褉械泄 袗褉褋械薪褜械胁懈褔 孝邪褉泻芯胁褋泻懈泄) was a Soviet film director, writer and opera director. Tarkovksy is listed among the 100 most critically acclaimed filmmakers. He attained critical acclaim for directing such films as Andrei Rublev, Solaris and Stalker.
Tarkovsky also worked extensively as a screenwriter, film editor, film theorist, and theater director. He directed most of his films in the Soviet Union, with the exception of his last two films which were produced in Italy and Sweden. His films are characterized by Christian spirituality and metaphysical themes, extremely long takes, lack of conventional dramatic structure and plot, and memorable images of exceptional beauty.
Tarkovsky talks about cinema and filmmaking, but this read is actually about truth, good, conscience, consciousness and art. About things that keep us awake at night.
It is very sad that as of right now, everything that Andrei Tarkovsky said is no longer present. He wanted for Russian art to prosper, however it has rotten and became the garbage films that he has warned us about. What a genius mastermind this man was and it is such a great sorrow that we have lost him that early, as we will never get someone like him: someone who can save the Russian cinematography.