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Johnson and Petrie have produced an admirable book. Anyone who wants to make sense of Tarkovsky's films--a very difficult task in any case--must read it." --The Russian Review
This book is a model of contextual and textual analysis.... the Tarkovsky myth is stripped of many of its shibboleths and the thematic structure and coherence of his work is revealed in a fresh and stimulating manner." --Europe-Asia Studies
[This book, ] with its wealth of new research and critical insight, has set the standard and should certainly inspire other writers to keep on trying to collectively explore the possible meanings of Tarkovsky's film world." --Canadian Journal of Film Studies
For Tarkovsky lovers as well as haters, this is an essential book. It might make even the haters reconsider." --Cineaste
This definitive study, set in the context of Russian cultural history, throws new light on one of the greatest--and most misunderstood--filmmakers of the past three decades. The text is enhanced by more than 60 frame enlargements from the films.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on References
A Note on Transliteration
Introduction
Part One
1. A Martyred Artist?
2. Shaping an Aesthetics of Cinema
3. Working Methods
Part Two
4. Beginnings: The Steamroller and the Violin and Ivan's Childhood
5. Andrei Roublev
6. Solaris
7. Mirror
8. Stalker
9. Nostalghia
10. The Sacrifice
Part Three
11. Imprinted Time: The Development of a Style
12. The Image: Indivisible and Elusive
13. Life as Appearance, Life as a Dream
14. A Dialogue with Art
Appendix: Film Symopses
Notes
Filmography
Works Cited
Index
About the author
Vida T. Johnson, Graham Petrie
Summary
The definitive study of the great filmmaker, set in the context of Russian cultural history.
