Here is a brief review of Michael Rozek's Marianne by Trond S. Trondsen of Nostalghia.com. In his review, Trondsen not only touches upon some of the film's merits but also offers comments on current trends and challenges within the film industry.
Friend of the site Guilherme Cosme will be releasing a double vinyl record — a tribute to Andrei Tarkovsky — in October. Pre-orders can be placed here. Our friend and collaborator Charles Minart has passed away suddenly, at age 27. Many of our readers will be familiar with his remarkable YouTube Channel. Nostalghia.com contributed to his Channel some of the more rarely-seen (in the West) material, such as this much-viewed 1996 Japanese documentary. It was a true pleasure and honor to have worked with Charles. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with his family during this difficult time. Writer Marina Arsenyevna Tarkovskaya, younger sister of Andrei Tarkovsky, sadly passed away on June 11, 2024, aged 89. She was predeceased by her husband Alexandr Gordon (classmate of Andrei Tarkovsky at VGIK), who died in 2020. Here is an interview with Marina and Alexandr.
Check out these fascinating photos taken by the Dolly Grip on the set of Stalker. Thanks to Kemalettin Sert for the link!
"Tarkovsky. Encyclopedia is an invitation to an individual journey through Tarkovsky's artistic universe."
Andreas Brehmer of Karlsruhe, Germany is presenting his new radio play »... Andrej!« (Hommage à Andrej Tarkowskij) on 23 March 2023 at the ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. More information here (German) and here (English).
The Table of Contents of the English edition can be viewed here. Book Description: Tarkovsky is one of the most admired, analyzed and criticized film directors from the late 20th century to the present day. And this happens despite the fact that he directed only seven feature films: 5 produced by the former Soviet Union, another with the RAI and the last one as an exile. This remarkable achievement demanded a 360º biography to address the conception, production and distribution of each of his films, in the context of the political and cultural conditions in which his artistic vocation was born and developed. To achieve this, Llano has gathered almost all the interviews and articles given or published by Tarkovsky outside the former Soviet Union. This documentation has allowed him to complete, and in many cases criticize, the views and the image that the official or semi-official Soviet media poured out about Tarkovsky and his work. The artistic and intellectual aims of the artist who, from 1983 until his death, had to suffer exile, are scrutinized in this book in the context of the tradition of Soviet cinema as well as in the great Russian intellectual tradition. Tarkovsky's name is associated here with those of Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Tsvetaeva and, of course, with that of Arseni Tarkovsky, the filmmaker's father and his link with the cultural tradition of that country. This is the Russian filmmaker's first cultural biography, narrated in a cinematographic, cultural and socio-political key, allowing the reader to understand and enjoy his films even more. The book was originally published in Spain and has been endorsed by three editions (2003, 2006, 2017). It won The Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos Award for the best critical contribution to cinema, 2003. A full illustrated edition of the book is available in a paper version by Mishkin Ediciones (Madrid, Spain), in Spanish, with an Introduction by Spanish filmmaker Victor Erice and a text by Erland Josephson. More about the Author is found here.
We wish to thank Dr. Filippo Schillaci for this update. He also recently submitted some important updates to our film locations of Nostalghia page.
"I wanted to share with you our recent project called "Endless Nostalghia", an online art exhibition dedicated to Our Beloved. Last October, between lockdowns, we staged exhibitions of major Italian artists in the same locations where Tarkovskij shot Nostalghia. We believed that the feelings of loss everyone experienced during this strange time we're living in are very similar to the ones that Tarkovskij experienced after leaving Russia for good. You can find the documentation, made both of digital and analogue b/w photographs, on endlessnostalghia.com. It's an 'endless' website. At every visit it changes, and when you reach its end it is 'reborn' differently, with different pictures, texts and fonts." Please do check out endlessnostalghia.com. We here at Nostalghia.com find this 'infinite' website – clearly a labour of love – to be highly impressive!
We asked Ms. Gerdner to say some words about her work and herself: "I was twelve years old when music came to me for the first time. Then, five years passed until music came again, and yet another five before I could finalize the song that made the cycle feel complete. The project has been accompanied by the works of Andrei Tarkovsky, who is my number one artist and main inspirational source. One song in particular has been inspired by Solaris, and could also be said to revolve around themes of memory, nostalgia, alienation and loss. My name is Julia Gerdner and I am a 23 year old literature student in Stockholm, Sweden. I made this video as an ode to the director who brought me spiritual and creative salvation, and hope that it can bring pleasure to fellow Tarkovsky devotees." Also check out the other videos on her YouTube Channel.
Thanks to Alex Asp for the tip.
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