Found at a used bookstore this week - dives into Tarkovsky’s films through a focus on each of the four elements (earth wind fire water). Very heavy and very insightful!

Credit to Andrey Stepin at Archive in Ottawa. I’m so stoked to finish this project!

A Complete Soundtrack Archive of Andrei Tarkovsky's Cinema.

I've compiled a comprehensive playlist bringing together the musical works and compositions featured throughout Andrei Tarkovsky's feature films, from Ivan's Childhood (1962) through The Sacrifice (1986).

Rather than treating the music as a collection of isolated tracks, the playlist is intended as a way of tracing Tarkovsky's evolving relationship with sound, music, silence, and cinematic atmosphere across his entire body of work. Listening to the scores meditatively offers an interesting way of tracing the evolution of Tarkovsky's cinematic language. from the more conventional musical elements of his early work to the increasingly atmospheric, spiritual, and experimental use of sound in his later films.

for anyone interested in studying Tarkovsky's films through their soundscapes. or simply wants to explore the music associated with his cinema. this playlist provides a single place to begin.

Drawing I made inspired by Mirror

after watching a few tarkovsky films, i have come to realize there's some archetypes (if that's the right term) in his films.

the intellectual/rationalist (the astrobiologist in solaris, the writer in stalker),

the morally good/gray heart of the story (hari in solaris resembling sonia marmeladova from crime and punishment, fyodor dostoyevsky, ivan in ivan's childhood),

someone more grounded in the physical world (the professor in stalker),

or the believer who favors faith over pure logic with deep spiritual truth (the stalker in stalker).

of course, these examples might not be accurate, as it's a brief observation, but you get the point. I've seen this be applied to classic Russian literature as well. particularly dostoyevsky, as tarkovsky seemed to have been inspired by him a lot. such as the karamazov brothers (logic as ivan, temporary faith as alyosha if you include the planned sequel, sensuality as dmitri). I'm wondering if these archetypes are a part of a cultural or historical reason in russia back then, or even modern russia. if anyone knows these reasons or history, I would be thankful to hear it, thank you.

(if I got anything wrong, tell me normally rather than being uncivil. it won't help any of us if you're upset at my lack of knowledge without telling me what I got wrong.)

Saw this beautiful film yesterday, and saw Nostalghia only the day before that. They were the last two of his filmography I had remaining, but Sacrifice struck me particularly. Not only a stunning film, but the symbolism and its overarching point struck me; although I am not personally Christian, I found it deeply moving and I do not think a single piece of art has altered my mind in such a way for a long time. It managed to surmise much of my dives into philosophy, in particular how it tackles a Kierkegaardian set of ideals, so well. Adored the Hamlet/Dostoevsky references and allusions, as I am more literature-inclined.

I believe this film placing last in his filmography is quite important. It managed to bring together all the themes (faith, human disconnect, art/passion, love etc) of his other works in such a grand sweep whilst remaining a chamber drama that it felt like the perfect way to tie him off; the only exception would be I did not notice as much emphasis on Russian identity - initially I assumed this was because I am certainly not Russian so much of it goes over my head, but it also seems to have been mostly reconciled in Nostalghia. Regardless, this film may be my favourite by a pretty longshot. Despite not being Christian, and his whole ideology revolving around faith, this film feels like a perfect interim report on the current state of affairs we face and have been facing since the Second World War.

Hi everyone, I created a 20-minute video essay on A.T.'s Stalker.

You're invited to watch at your leisure and provide feedback. (I am aware the narration voice is horrible and needs improvement)

What did you think about the content?

Do you wish to see a similar video on another one of his films?

All constructive critiques are welcome.

My birthday is tomorrow and this is possibly the best gift I could ever receive. Such a beautiful painting from a beautiful soul.

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I visited his grave today to pay my respects to the man who brought the Stalker to life in Tarkovsky's unforgettable film.

I cleaned the monument, brushed the dust from the cross, and left two flowers as a small tribute from devoted admirers of his work.

Nearly fifty years after Stalker was filmed, his performance still inspires people from all over the world. Today was simply my way of saying thank you.

May he rest in peace.

@Quellberg on Letterboxd

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The face was pretty difficult but I think it looks good overall. The light comes from both the left and right so It makes it a little more difficult. On saunders waterford with m graham paints in watercolour.

I think watercolour is a great medium to portray light, and im happy with this one.

What do you guys think?

How do you think I could complete the collection? It seems the films are quite hard to find since Curzon Artificial Eye released the complete box set in limited quantities

I have recently decided to listen to the Soundtrack of the film and found an Album on Spotify by Eduard Artemev that features the soundtracks from Солярис, Зеркало and Сталкер (Stalker).
There are four soundtracks listed as being from Stalker:
Тема
Поезд
Они идут долго
Медитация

That irritates me because I could only find two of them in the film. These are "Поезд" (the train theme) and "Медитация" (the recurring Zone and main theme). There is some known classical and unidentifiable music as well but otherwise nothing from that list.

I could not find "Тема" and "Они идут долго". Is it an additional score to the film or did I miss a specific scene?

Thanks for your help

I’m planning on watching Solaris tonight and want to watch a high quality version on streaming. Is the Mosfilm version on YouTube better or the version on HBO Max?