This one is pretty obvious, huh? Still, I suspect some of you will have your reasons for disliking his work. And, if nothing else, these threads are usually good for providing interesting/funny anecdotes.

Solaris is untouchable.

A Totem Pole wrote:This one is pretty obvious, huh?

Yup.

A Totem Pole wrote:Solaris is untouchable.

Uh-huh.

Solaris has very much sparked my interest in philosophical cross-examinations of science--and epistomologies in general. I'm gonna try to read The Structure of Scientific Revolutions before the end of June.

Totem, have you read the Stanisław Lem novel?

I'll vouch for Stalker and Ivan's Childhood too. The latter is probably my favorite.

And speaking of Lem, I've got Fiasco on the windowsill waiting to be read. Anyone know it?

Nostalghia is my favorite movie of all time.

not crap.

Captain Kholin and Masha,
the nurse, in the birch wood.

'Sculpting in time' is excellent.

My girlfriend and I watched Andrei Rublev fairly recently. Found it pretty grinding and difficult to get through, but after that last 20 minutes I immediately wanted to watch the whole thing again, which I think makes him a pretty impressive director. Not to mention how stunning all his films look. The use of different film stocks in Solaris is great. Man, I wish I had that to watch on this slow Sunday at work...

NOT CRAP.

Almost all of his films are great. The only one I don't like is Ivan's Childhood. Andrei Rubelev and Stalker are my personal favorites.

I recommend seeking out Chris Marker's documentary about Tarkovsky. Great insight into his work.

There is another Tarkovsky thread somehwere...


...has anyone seen Nostalghia? I saw a still in which he built a Russian steppe house inside the ruins of an Italian cathedral. It was certainly an arresting image.

There's a nice book of polaroids by Tarkovsky called Instant Light, if you're a fan.

I can't imagine him being crap, and I don't even like him as much as most people do. 'Andrei Roublev' is amazing.
NOT CRAP