@theliarintheglass It does several things- it helps keep the ambiguity of the Zone. We can see this is a normal place with functioning phone and electricity, and makes us doubt whether or not the Zone is actually as mystical and dangerous as Stalker claims it is. It also helps add weight to Professor's character. Also, it adds a beat of comic relief. When I saw it in a theater, everyone laughed at the part where they all paused and looked at the phone. Tarkovsky had a sense of humor after all.
@theliarintheglass It does several things- it helps keep the ambiguity of the Zone. We can see this is a normal place with functioning phone and electricity, and makes us doubt whether or not the Zone is actually as mystical and dangerous as Stalker claims it is. It also helps add weight to Professor's character. Also, it adds a beat of comic relief. When I saw it in a theater, everyone laughed at the part where they all paused and looked at the phone. Tarkovsky had a sense of humor after all.
I love this movie, the fact that we don't know if the zone is real or not really made it for me...why I didn't like the ending
@@maxtyler8993 Eh, how can you not know whether the zone is real?
best scene!
matrix..some lightyears ahead
Check out Fassbinder's "World On A Wire" for a Matrix film lightyears ahead!
A friend thinks it is Donatas Banionis' voice on the other end of the telephone call. Can anyone confirm?