Synopsis
With his second feature, a towering epic that took him years to complete, Andrei Tarkovsky waded deep into the past and emerged with a visionary masterwork. Threading together several self-contained episodes, the filmmaker traces the renowned icon painter Andrei Rublev through the harsh realities of fifteenth-century Russian life, vividly conjuring the dark and otherworldly atmosphere of the age: a primitive hot-air balloon takes to the sky, snow falls inside an unfinished church, naked pagans celebrate the midsummer solstice, a young man oversees the casting of a gigantic bell. Appearing here in Tarkovsky’s preferred 183-minute cut, as well as the version that was originally censored by Soviet authorities, Andrei Rublev is an arresting meditation on art, faith, and endurance, and a powerful reflection on expressive constraints in the director’s own time.
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Movie Details
United Kingdom Releases: | May 20th, 2016 (Limited), released as Andrei Rublev (Re: 2016) |
Video Release: | February 2nd, 1999 by Criterion |
MPAA Rating: | R |
Running Time: | 183 minutes |
Keywords: | Non-Chronological, Religious, Voiceover/Narration, Tortured as Punishment, Moscow, 1400s, Painter, Betrayal, Falsely Accused |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Janus Films, Mosfilm |
Production Countries: | Russian Federation |
Languages: | Russian |