I've only seen Stalker and adored it. What a riveting masterpiece of cinematography and storytelling. Thanks to this video I'll be sure to watch more of his films. You did a great service to Tarkovsky with this video. Well done.
Agree about the Criticisms of Sacrifice. Its his one film i felt was indulgent and was checking my email on my smartphone while watching. Stalker however is brilliant. Its hypnotic and gloriously subtle while dealing the faults of human desire. Last, is it me, or does Apocalypse Now always remind me in a vague way of Tarkovsky?
Thanks for the comment! You know now that you say it I kind of see the similarity. I think if Tarkovsky had wanted to do a Heart of Darkness adaptation it probably would have been amazing as well
Interesting essay. I disagree that Solaris would be improved for having the earlier parts cut, it is perfect how it is. Thanks for spreading the word, Tarkovsky is one of the true greats for sure.
What's funny is my least favorite film of his is Nostalghia, where what you said about The Sacrifice would be my thoughts on Nostalghia. My favorite is Andrei Rublev. I was one of the few hundreds that bought the Criterion laserdisc of it in the 1990s that featured the 205m cut, so I notice all the missing scenes in the 183m version. Tarkovsky is my favorite director. He's so good that your favorite can be my least favorite and we can still both be right. I do love Nostalghia, though. :D
Yeah, even though The Sacrifice is my least favourite I still think it's a great film. I'm very jealous of that Andrei Rublev laserdisc. I've got the Artificial Eye version which is also missing that cut of the film
Thanks for this video. I've been wanting to get into Tarkovsky's work for a couple years now but wasn't sure where to start (that, and I don't have much free time). I'll probably start with Stalker, thanks to your video.
Actually, i don’t think Tarkovsky had heard of 2001 before production of Solaris. I remember hearing that he had only heard of the movie during production
no not really. he had seen it and wasn't pleased with the glorification of technology which in fact led him to the core-idea of solaris which is: nature is above all human inventions
My first Tarkovsky film was Solaris, which I loved. Next was Stalker, because of its reputation. I'm in disagreement with you; to me, Solaris was perfect and Stalker needed to be edited down, heh.
Thanks for the comment! Yeah I've been chatting to a bunch of people since I dropped this video who have said the same thing to me. My first experience watching Solaris was absolutely wild, it was pre-digital restoration on 35mm and it genuinely felt like something truly special, but also it was my first Tarkovsky and I had no idea what to expect so it deffo took me quite a bit of time to digest properly.
I know it‘s sacrilege, but Rublov being the last movie of his that i saw and heard sooooo much about hiw über-brilliant it is i was slightly let down - disapointed on the highest level i guess
It was definitely slow... I kind of was hoping it was another 7th seal... I found it boring at the start, but then it became totally hypnotic for me at the end.
@@mikethebloodthirsty slow starts are kind of tarkowsky‘s thing. I only watched the around 3 hour cut (mostly because i really don‘t wanna see the horse sequence) and i really fear how slow that cut might be
Thanks so much! I actually have had a plan for a while to do something with Come and See tbh, maybe I need to actually get on that one at some point haha. Also absolutely love Brazil, quite possibly my favourite Terry Gilliam film
@@AlexanderSternbergReviews I have an obsession with brazil. Possibly Over 100 viewings. By far my favourite movie ever. So whenever you are ready….hee hee..
The order I would suggest to anyone is: 1. Ivan's childhood: it is the most straight-forward, plot driven with artistic nuances to appreciate. 2. Solaris: here it starts to get long, slow and introspective, but settings and themes are still compelling. 3. Stalker: an amazing movie, my favorite of him. After the conditioning received from the previous two, one can really appreciate it I think. Worth seeing multiple times. Then just stop for the love of God. The other movies are a waste of (much) time. Tarkovsky is boring and pointless for the most part. Of course, IMHO.
Thanks for the comment! Obvs I disagree with your last statement, but I find it interesting that there seems to be a divide emerging in the comments around whether Solaris or Stalker is the more easily digestible film
You mean there's a good way to start and a bad way to start, and you know better? What an ego. And you needed to do content about it? It's useless. People will start, how they want, and they won't be wrong.
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Andrei Rublev is a stone cold masterpiece. Stalker is one of the strangest and unique films I've ever seen. Solaris I was lukewarm to.
Genuinely don't think any film has replicated the feeling I felt during the final moments of the film
I've only seen Stalker and adored it. What a riveting masterpiece of cinematography and storytelling.
Thanks to this video I'll be sure to watch more of his films.
You did a great service to Tarkovsky with this video. Well done.
Thank you very much for the comment! Glad you enjoyed the video!!!
His works blew my mind when I saw them, he truly is a master filmmaker.
Agree about the Criticisms of Sacrifice. Its his one film i felt was indulgent and was checking my email on my smartphone while watching. Stalker however is brilliant. Its hypnotic and gloriously subtle while dealing the faults of human desire. Last, is it me, or does Apocalypse Now always remind me in a vague way of Tarkovsky?
Thanks for the comment! You know now that you say it I kind of see the similarity. I think if Tarkovsky had wanted to do a Heart of Darkness adaptation it probably would have been amazing as well
Interesting essay. I disagree that Solaris would be improved for having the earlier parts cut, it is perfect how it is. Thanks for spreading the word, Tarkovsky is one of the true greats for sure.
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!
What's funny is my least favorite film of his is Nostalghia, where what you said about The Sacrifice would be my thoughts on Nostalghia. My favorite is Andrei Rublev. I was one of the few hundreds that bought the Criterion laserdisc of it in the 1990s that featured the 205m cut, so I notice all the missing scenes in the 183m version.
Tarkovsky is my favorite director. He's so good that your favorite can be my least favorite and we can still both be right. I do love Nostalghia, though. :D
Yeah, even though The Sacrifice is my least favourite I still think it's a great film. I'm very jealous of that Andrei Rublev laserdisc. I've got the Artificial Eye version which is also missing that cut of the film
Thanks for the recs! Ill give this a shot! Subbed.
Thanks for watching and subscribing, really appreciate it!
Very insightful, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic video, thank you
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for this video. I've been wanting to get into Tarkovsky's work for a couple years now but wasn't sure where to start (that, and I don't have much free time). I'll probably start with Stalker, thanks to your video.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks man!
Actually, i don’t think Tarkovsky had heard of 2001 before production of Solaris. I remember hearing that he had only heard of the movie during production
no not really. he had seen it and wasn't pleased with the glorification of technology which in fact led him to the core-idea of solaris which is: nature is above all human inventions
Either Mirror or Nostalgia next...
12:03 she is Margarita Terekhova, the main actress of Mirror, not Larissa Tarkovskaya.
Oh no, thank you for pointing that out
My first Tarkovsky film was Solaris, which I loved. Next was Stalker, because of its reputation. I'm in disagreement with you; to me, Solaris was perfect and Stalker needed to be edited down, heh.
Thanks for the comment! Yeah I've been chatting to a bunch of people since I dropped this video who have said the same thing to me. My first experience watching Solaris was absolutely wild, it was pre-digital restoration on 35mm and it genuinely felt like something truly special, but also it was my first Tarkovsky and I had no idea what to expect so it deffo took me quite a bit of time to digest properly.
I’m not taking anyone’s opinion serious who says 2001 is pretentious, i don’t care who they are
I know it‘s sacrilege, but Rublov being the last movie of his that i saw and heard sooooo much about hiw über-brilliant it is i was slightly let down - disapointed on the highest level i guess
It was definitely slow... I kind of was hoping it was another 7th seal... I found it boring at the start, but then it became totally hypnotic for me at the end.
@@mikethebloodthirsty slow starts are kind of tarkowsky‘s thing. I only watched the around 3 hour cut (mostly because i really don‘t wanna see the horse sequence) and i really fear how slow that cut might be
Well it shouldnt take you too long to get subscribers. How about one on COME AND SEE or terry gilliams BRAZIL
Thanks so much! I actually have had a plan for a while to do something with Come and See tbh, maybe I need to actually get on that one at some point haha. Also absolutely love Brazil, quite possibly my favourite Terry Gilliam film
@@AlexanderSternbergReviews I have an obsession with brazil. Possibly Over 100 viewings. By far my favourite movie ever. So whenever you are ready….hee hee..
The order I would suggest to anyone is:
1. Ivan's childhood: it is the most straight-forward, plot driven with artistic nuances to appreciate.
2. Solaris: here it starts to get long, slow and introspective, but settings and themes are still compelling.
3. Stalker: an amazing movie, my favorite of him. After the conditioning received from the previous two, one can really appreciate it I think. Worth seeing multiple times.
Then just stop for the love of God. The other movies are a waste of (much) time. Tarkovsky is boring and pointless for the most part. Of course, IMHO.
Thanks for the comment! Obvs I disagree with your last statement, but I find it interesting that there seems to be a divide emerging in the comments around whether Solaris or Stalker is the more easily digestible film
@@AlexanderSternbergReviews I found Stalker to be more enjoyable then Solaris but also deeper, hence my order.
Stalker is now free to watch on UA-cam. In your UA-cam search "Stalker Tarkovsky and the first result is "Full Movie" of Stalker (1979)
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You mean there's a good way to start and a bad way to start, and you know better? What an ego. And you needed to do content about it? It's useless. People will start, how they want, and they won't be wrong.