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I have only ten minutes to convey how much I loved the film Andrei Rublev by Andrei Tarkovsky.
I had seen the soderberg version of solaris three years ago when it came out. I though it was amazing, george clooney was at his best, and the storyline was so haunting and deep that I became an eternal fan. But about a year ago I saw the original version done by andrei tarkovsky and was completely blown away. His version was far superior to the soderberg version although the newer version held the same heart. The sweeping and amazing visuals cut me like a knife. the 10 minutes car ride scene is one of the most controversial scenes of all time, and It was clear to see why; tarkovsky conveys a sense of the mundane, of the excruitiating pace of life that draws us to movies in the first place for their quickness. Solaris is a beast at 3 and half hours that brands the questions it asks deep within your psyche. It's a journey that you yourself embark upon. this was obviously a bit scary for theater-goers because most people left when they realized that this guy had been driving for 10 minutes.
andrei rublev shares the same theme of the excruciating life of a russian icon painter. andrei himself struggles with his gift and his faith under the direction of theophanes the greek, when commisioned to paint the inside of a newly built church for a prince. the prince doesn't care for his talent, he wants a church and he wants the best.
I'll have to continue this later because I have to get to english
I had seen the soderberg version of solaris three years ago when it came out. I though it was amazing, george clooney was at his best, and the storyline was so haunting and deep that I became an eternal fan. But about a year ago I saw the original version done by andrei tarkovsky and was completely blown away. His version was far superior to the soderberg version although the newer version held the same heart. The sweeping and amazing visuals cut me like a knife. the 10 minutes car ride scene is one of the most controversial scenes of all time, and It was clear to see why; tarkovsky conveys a sense of the mundane, of the excruitiating pace of life that draws us to movies in the first place for their quickness. Solaris is a beast at 3 and half hours that brands the questions it asks deep within your psyche. It's a journey that you yourself embark upon. this was obviously a bit scary for theater-goers because most people left when they realized that this guy had been driving for 10 minutes.
andrei rublev shares the same theme of the excruciating life of a russian icon painter. andrei himself struggles with his gift and his faith under the direction of theophanes the greek, when commisioned to paint the inside of a newly built church for a prince. the prince doesn't care for his talent, he wants a church and he wants the best.
I'll have to continue this later because I have to get to english