The Classics:
Newly Restored Masterpieces from Legendary Russian Filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky
ANDREI RUBLEV
“A masterpiece….It is as close to transcendence as cinema gets.” (Steve Rose, The Guardian)
“Humble and cosmic....no movie has ever attached greater significance
to the artist’s role.” (J. Hoberman)
Tuesday, August 28 at 7 pm | Members $11 | Public $16
The life, times, and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer.The life, times, and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer.
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev (Anatoliy Solonitsyn). Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again. (Soviet Union, 1966, 185 min., PG, Russian & Italian with English subtitles | Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
