Birth name
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky is the full patronymic Russian name in LOC authorities (Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932–1986) (LOC). He did not invent a Western stage surname; English billing simply transliterates Tarkovsky.
Son of poet Arseny Tarkovsky, he studied at VGIK and became one of the Soviet Union's most internationally admired directors.
Major films
Key works include Ivan's Childhood, Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror, Stalker, then exile-era Nostalghia and The Sacrifice. His slow, spiritual, image-driven style influenced world art cinema; he also published the book Sculpting in Time (LOC; standard film histories).
He died of cancer in Paris in December 1986. Memorials treat him as a central "poet of cinema."
Stalker Blu-ray (Criterion) Solaris Blu-ray Sculpting in Time by Tarkovsky
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