Andrei Tarkovsky: a life on the cross

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Part I.A feeling of immortality. Childhood -- "I was remarkably attracted to the streets" -- VGIK, "give me a camera, and I will turn the world upside down!" -- Ivan's childhood, make way! -- Part II. Making films is a moral activity. Andre Rubley, the film of films -- Solaris, earthly and cosmic love -- The mirror, captured time -- Stalker, a confession to draw energy for living -- Part III. "From confession to sacrifice." Nostalghia : from confession to sermon -- A guest in exile -- The sacrifice, from sermon to offering -- Farewell.;"Andrei Tarkovsky died in a Paris hospital in 1986, aged just 54. An internationally acclaimed icon of the film industry, the legacy Tarkovsky left for his fans included Andrei Rublev, Stalker, Nostalgia and a host of other brilliant works. In the Soviet Union, however, Tarkovsky was a persona non grata. Longing to be accepted in his homeland, Tarkovsky distanced himself from all forms of political and social engagement, yet endured one fiasco after another in his relations with the Soviet regime. The Soviet authorities regarded the law-abiding, ideologically moderate Tarkovsky as an outsider and a nuisance, due to his impenetrable personal nature. The documentary novel A Life on the Cross provides a unique insight into the life of Andrey Tarkovsky, the infamous film director and a man whose life was by no means free of unedifying behaviour and errors of judgement. Lyudmila Boyadzhieva sets out to reveal his innate talent, and explain why the cost of such talent can sometimes be life itself"--Provided by publisher. Part I.A feeling of immortality. Childhood -- "I was remarkably attracted to the streets" -- VGIK, "give me a camera, and I will turn the world upside down!" -- Ivan's childhood, make way! -- Part II. Making films is a moral activity. Andre Rubley, the film of films -- Solaris, earthly and cosmic love -- The mirror, captured time -- Stalker, a confession to draw energy for living -- Part III. "From confession to sacrifice." Nostalghia : from confession to sermon -- A guest in exile -- The sacrifice, from sermon to offering -- Farewell.