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Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual… Read more
83% (33,375)
Where to watch: Klassiki
1983 · 2h 4m · ★ 83% (33K)
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Starring: Oleg Yankovskiy, Erland Josephson, Domiziana Giordano
Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.
Andrei Tarkovsky
Sovinfilm, Opera Film Produzione, RAI
Oleg Yankovskiy, Erland Josephson, Domiziana Giordano, Patrizia Terreno, Laura De Marchi, Delia Boccardo, Milena Vukotić, Raffaele Di Mario, Rate Furlan, Livio Galassi, Elena Magoia, Piero Vida
Klassiki, Kino Film Collection