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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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In his work, unsettling synthesizer drones inspired by the Andrei Tarkovsky film “Stalker” might be found next to samples of fast-food advertisements from the ’80s, resulting in pieces whose theoretical bent is balanced by musicality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 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

It’s true that in the city you very rarely went to experimental theater or ate grasshopper tacos in Queens, or had any real inclination to go to the Andrei Tarkovsky retrospective at Lincoln Center.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022

Justin Simien Showrunner, “Dear White People” I live on the Criterion Channel, where I’m making my way through the Andrei Tarkovsky films that’ve just arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2020

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