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The Mirror Andrei Tarkovsky Tarkovsky's looking glass is not merely cracked but shattered, and we see the jagged, jumbled reflections of its shards, images of the director's childhood mixed with fragments of his adult life--a child's wartime exile, a mother's experience with political terror, the breakup of a marriage, life in a country home--all intermingled with slow motion dream sequences and stark newsreel. An essential film whose puzzles provide the key to this intense filmmaker's other works. In Russian with English subtitles. USSR, 1974, 106 mins. Videocassette | $44.95 DVD | $44.95
Andrei Rublev Andrei Tarkovsky The dazzling and harrowing tale of the 15th century icon painter who survives the cruelties of medieval Russia to create works of art. As bloody Tartar raids, religious brutality, and pagan rites work to quell Rublev's desires and needs, he undertakes a spiritual odyssey that affirms man's ability to transcend adversity. This restored director's cut is presented in letterbox format; Russian with English subtitles. USSR, 1966, 185 mins. DVD | $59.95
Ivan's Childhood Andrei Tarkovsky The first feature directed by the great Andrei Tarkovsky. This beautiful work, filled with poetic flourishes and an overriding sense of melancholy, immediately placed him in a position of leadership among the young Soviet filmmakers of his era. Set during WWII, a young orphan is enlisted as a spy for the Soviet army. The film contains many images that would later become Tarkovsky's trademark. "Approaches the avant-garde in its surreal rendition of the horrors of war" (David A. Cook, A History of Narrative Film). Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1962 Venice Film Festival. Also known as My Name Is Ivan and Childhood of Ivan. Criterion Collection edition with a new restored high-def digital transfer; includes a video appreciation featuring author Vida T. Johnson, new video interviews with cinematographer Vadim Yusov and actor Nikolai Burlyaev, improved subtitles translation, and a booklet with an essay by film scholar Dina Iordanova and new translations of "Between Two Films" by Tarkovsky and "Ivan's Willow," a poem by the director's father. In Russian with English subtitles. USSR, 1962, 95 mins. DVD | $44.95
The Mirror Andrei Tarkovsky Tarkovsky's looking glass is not merely cracked but shattered, and we see the jagged, jumbled reflections of its shards, images of the director's childhood mixed with fragments of his adult life--a child's wartime exile, a mother's experience with political terror, the breakup of a marriage, life in a country home--all intermingled with slow motion dream sequences and stark newsreel. An essential film whose puzzles provide the key to this intense filmmaker's other works. In Russian with English subtitles. USSR, 1974, 106 mins. DVD | $44.95
The Sacrifice Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Tarkovsky's epitaph--a dark and complex film about redemption and nuclear holocaust, filmed in exile from his native Russia in Sweden. "In Tarkovsky's elliptical and visionary world, the outcome is indeterminate, but the opening condition of fear and the later weight of prayer are as palpable as a roll of distant thunder. No one else can approach his sense of the Apocalyptic" (Chris Peachment, Time Out Film Guide). With cinematography by Sven Nykvist, this is one of the most daring films of the late 20th century. The DVD includes Michal Leszcylowski's documentary, "Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky" (Sweden, 1988, 101 mins.). Swedish with English subtitles. Sweden/France, 1986, 145 mins. DVD | $59.95
Solaris Andrei Tarkovsky This remarkable science fiction film is a milestone in Soviet cinema. Solaris, adapted from the science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanislav Lem, is one of those rare screen works which improves upon and deepens its literary source. The story follows a cosmonaut/psychologist sent on a mission to a remote space station to investigate the strange transmissions sent by its crew. There he experiences an astonishing interior journey into memories and the very nature of humanity. "I find it one of the most original, most poetic, most beautifully paced science fiction movies I've ever seen" (Jonas Mekas, The Village Voice). The two-DVD set is a Criterion Collection edition, and includes an audio essay by Tarkovsky scholars, nine deleted and alternate scenes, interviews with cast and crew, interview excerpt with Stanislaw Lem. In Russian with English subtitles. USSR, 1972, 169 mins. DVD | $59.95
Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky In this eerie, hypnotic and highly symbolic work, shot in painterly images that seamlessly move from black and white to color, a fallen meteorite produces the Zone, a blistered wasteland that's only penetrated by special guides called "Stalkers." Tarkovsky's film concerns a three-man expedition into this surreal, frightening region. A powerful, extraordinary cinematic experience that anticipates the dread of Chernobyl. With Alexander Kaidanovsky, Nikolai Grinko, and Anatoli Solonitsin. In Russian with English subtitles. The two-DVD set includes interviews with cinematographer Aleksandr Knyazhinsky and production designer Rashit Safiullin, excerpts from The Steamroller and the Violin (also available in its entirety from Facets Video), the documentary short Memory, theatrical trailers, a stills gallery, and filmographies, and multilingual subtitle options. USSR, 1979, 163 mins. DVD | $44.95
The Steamroller and the Violin Andrei Tarkovsky Rescued from Russian film archives, this was Andrei Tarkovsky's diploma film for the Soviet State Film School. Before this video release, it was largely unseen even by some of the director's most fervent admirers. The story is a warm yet ironic one about the unlikely friendship between a young boy who loves to play the violin and a steamroller driver. In this simple yet deeply affecting early film, you can already appreciate the emerging talent of an artist who would go on to create some of the most profound works of world cinema. The film was co-written by Tarkovsky's fellow student, Andrei Konchalovsky. In Russian with English subtitles. USSR, 1960, 43 mins. DVD | $44.95
Voyage in Time Andrei Tarkovsky/Tonino Guerra This intimate film chronicles celebrated Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (Solaris, The Sacrifice, and Stalker) as he searches locations and explores ideas for his next feature film. Accompanied by famed Italian screenwriter Tonino Guerra (Red Desert), Tarkovsky explores the countryside and medieval villages of Italy, searching for an internal landscape as much as a literal one. At once diary and documentary, travelogue and art film, Voyage in Time is an inspiration and a revelation. In Italian and Russian with English subtitles. Italy, 1983, 63 mins. DVD | $44.95
