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Works By Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932–1986) was a Soviet filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors of all time. His films are considered Romanticism, Romanticist and are often described as "slow cinema", with the average shot-length in his final three films being over a minute (compared to seconds for most modern films). In his thirty-year career, Tarkovsky directed several student films and seven feature films, co-directed a documentary, and wrote numerous screenplays. He also directed a stage play and wrote a book. Born in the Soviet Union, Tarkovsky began his career at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, State Institute of Cinematography, where he directed several student films. In 1956, he made his directorial debut with the student film ''The Killers (1956 film), The Killers'', an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (Hemingway short story), eponymous short story. His first feature film was 1962's ''Ivan's Childhood'', considered by some to be h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Tarkovsky Stamp Russia 2007
Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй, Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: * Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *Andrej Babiš (born 1954), Czech prime minister * Andrey Belousov (born 1959), Russian politician * Andrey Bolotov (1738–1833), Russian agriculturalist and memoirist * Andrey Borodin (born 1967), Russian financial expert and businessman * Andrei Broder (born 1953), Romanian-Israeli American computer scientist and engineer * Andrei Chikatilo (1936–1994), prolific and cannibalistic Russian serial killer and rapist * Andrei Denisov (weightlifter) (born 1963), Israeli Olympic weightlifter * Andrey Ershov (1931–1988), Russian computer scientist * Andrey Esionov, Russian painter *Andrei Glavina (1881–1925), Istro-Romanian writer and politician * Andrei Gromyko (1909–1989), Belarusian Soviet politician and diplomat * Andrei Iosivas (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Space Odyssey (film)
''2001: A Space Odyssey'' is a 1968 Epic film, epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. Its plot was inspired by several short stories Option (filmmaking), optioned from Clarke, primarily "The Sentinel (short story), The Sentinel" (1951) and "Encounter in the Dawn" (1953). The film stars Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, and Douglas Rain. It follows a voyage by astronauts, scientists, and the sentient supercomputer HAL 9000 to Jupiter to investigate an Monolith (Space Odyssey), alien monolith. The film is noted for its scientifically accurate depiction of spaceflight, pioneering special effects, and ambiguous themes. Kubrick avoided conventional cinematic and narrative techniques; dialogue is used sparingly, and long sequences are accompanied only by music. Shunning the convention that major film productions should feature original music, ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' takes for 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
