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Tarkovsky pays tribute to the substantial legacy of Andrei Tarkovsky, the most important Soviet filmmaker of the post-war era, and one of the world's most renowned cinematic geniuses. His reputation has grown significantly since his death twenty years ago in Paris. Tarkovsky created spiritual, existential films of incredible beauty, repeatedly returning to themes of memory, dreams, childhood and Christianity. Hugely influential on directors such as David Lynch, Steven Soderburgh, David Lynch and Lars Von Trier, he is particularly known for his re-imagining of the science fiction genre in films such as Solaris and Stalker. Tarkovsky provides a collection of accessible academic essays by leading film studies professionals that explore aspects of Tarkovsky's films including their sociological and psychological dimensions, their cinematic language and their rich symbolism. Contributions include the first ever English translation of Jean-Paul Sartre's famous essay on the film Ivan's Childhood, along with pieces by Harvard professor Stephanie Sandler, film critic and curator James Quandt, and Evgeny Tsymbal, assistant director to Tarkovsky on Stalker. Tarkovsky is illustrated with original stills along with studio shots, lobby cards, posters and other rare ephemera and contains a wealth of previously unseen material from Soviet archives, making it the definitive text on Tarkovsky's singularly complex body of work. AUTHOR: Nathan Dunne studied art history at Cambridge University. He is currently working on a history of artist run galleries at the London Consortium. ILLUSTRATIONS 346 colour & b/w illustrations *
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"A deluxe anthology" "Book Forum""A landmark volume on a perpetually elusive film-maker" "Film International" "The key to open a door to rich and penetrating studies." Inscape "Nathan Dunne's Tarkovsky is the best and most important book written on the Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky... Dunne's book, published by the elegant UK press Black Dog... is generously, lavishly illustrated. The essays are clear and intelligent. They will be ideal for true Tarkovsky devotees and film students, though it should be noted that they do not provide step-by-step exegeses of the films, and therefore are not suitable as annotations for those seeking a key to the symbolism. This is a film student's film book about a film lover's film maker. And future such books would do well to emulate this excellent example." Writers are Readers