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Tarkovsky

British  
/ ˈtɑkɔfskij /

noun

  1. Andrei (ˈɑndrej). 1932–86, Soviet film director, whose films include Andrei Rublev (1966), Solaris (1971), Nostalgia (1983), and The Sacrifice (1986)

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We are told of his riding an elephant with Michelangelo Antonioni, and his likening of Andrei Tarkovsky to a younger brother.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

Laxe can speak about his influences: cosmic epics by the Russian master Andrei Tarkovsky or existential road movies like “Zabriskie Point” and “Two-Lane Blacktop.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2025

Especially with Tarkovsky, there’s a structure to his movies that is a kind of visual poetry.

From Seattle Times Dec. 14, 2022

Eggers channels the great Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky in scenes of astonishing historical detail, patient observation and hallucinatory strangeness.

From Washington Post Apr. 20, 2022

If they resist, he suggested doubling down on tedium — reading “Paradise Lost” or screening a Tarkovsky film — so that they end up running into another room and doing something else.

From New York Times Jun. 18, 2020

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