Collected Screenplays

Andrei Tarkovsky

ISBN 10: 0571142664 / ISBN 13: 9780571142668

Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1999

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The hardcover book is in fair condition, with noticeable wear on the dust jacket, including edge tears. The binding remains intact, and the pages are clean without inscriptions or library markings. A solid reading copy for those interested in Tarkovsky's cinematic legacy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collected Screenplays
• Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571142664
• ISBN 13: 9780571142668
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First published in 1999.
• Condition: Acceptable
• Dust Jacket Condition: worn with edge tears

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Synopsis

Since his death, Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-86) has become increasingly recognized as one of the true masters of world cinema. In the Soviet Union of his era, where the collective was of the utmost importance, Tarkovsky dared to create his own provocatively original style of filmmaking. His nonrealistic, highly charged images continued to be a source of inspiration-not only for a new generation of filmmakers but also for poets, musicians, and painters-even after he defected to the West, where Nostalgia was shot in Italy in 1983. His last film, The Sacrifice, was filmed in Sweden with Ingmar Bergman's collaborators. This volume collects his great works, including Solaris, Mirror, Stalker, Nostalgia, The Sacrifice, and Ivan's Childhood. These scripts deepen and expand our understanding of Tarkovsky's films, for they map out the early stages and personages (some never embodied on the screen) and help to clarify the obscure characters, images, and sequences that are so central to this great filmmaker's unique work.

Filmography

Andrei Tarkovsky died in Paris in 1986. William Powell previously translated The Selected Writings of Sergei Eisenstein. He lives in London.

Review

Tarkovsky is for me the greatest, the one who invented a new language, true to the nature of film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream -- Ingmar Bergman