Film · 1932–1986
Born: 4 April 1932 · Died: 28 December 1986 · Age at death: 54
Andrei Tarkovsky died aged 54. He was born on 4 April 1932 and died on 28 December 1986.
Filmmaker who directed movies such as Solaris and Stalker
Did you know?He won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his first feature film, Ivan's Childhood.
Andrei Tarkovsky made films that move at the pace of thought. Rain, fire, mirrors and long silences fill his slow, dreamlike scenes. He believed cinema could capture time itself. Soviet censors cut and delayed his work. He eventually stayed in the West, where he made his last two films. He died of cancer at 54. Directors from Ingmar Bergman onward have called him one of the greatest filmmakers. His book Sculpting in Time is still read by film students.
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Russian: Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, pronounced; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin. He is widely considered one of the greatest directors in cinema history.
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Soviet filmmaker, born 1932
Andrei Tarkovsky was born in Zavrazhye on 4 April 1932.
He directed Solaris, Mirror and Stalker.
He made only seven feature films.
He left the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
Career highlights
Did you know?His father, Arseny Tarkovsky, was a well-known poet.
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