Nostalghia
A slow, hypnotic plunge into homesickness and spiritual longing, where images linger and time stretches into something almost sacred.
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Andrei Rublev
A slow, solemn plunge into medieval Russia, where faith, art, and cruelty mingle in stark black-and-white images that linger.
About 1966 film by Andrei Tarkovsky
Genres biographical, art, historical
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Written by Andrei Tarkovsky, Andrei Konchalovsky
Starring Yuri Nikulin, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Rolan Bykov, Nikolai Burlyayev, Klara Rumyanova, Irina Miroshnichenko, Nikolai Grinko, Bolot Beishenaliev
Music Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Runtime 185 min
Country Soviet Union
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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