November 3, 2008
Andrei Rublev (1969)
Should I see it?
Yes.
Andrei Tarkovsky's awe inspiring masterwork is a pleasure to watch. He displays the brutal life of 15th Century Russia with gripping visuals and patient pacing. The film is a meandering narrative that follows the greatest icon painter of the time. The film seems to capture this period so strongly it seems like the cameras were there, filming in a documentary. Tarkovsky had a talent for touching on the humanity of a scene, pulling riveting moments even from what appears to be mundane conversations. This film is a slow one. Tarkovsky is not about flash and narrative tricks. Many viewers may want to dump out of the thing early out of boredom. I understand the impulse, many modern viewers do sit well with glacially paced, foreign language, black and white movies. The seemingly random scenes, the small scale conversations and conflicts, all may appear to be a collection of meaningless boredom, but by the time the film comes to an end, the whole piece comes into view and I think many will be surprised how much the film sticks with them. Yes.
If you're cinematically adventurous or you're interested in the great works of world cinema, this is a absolutely solid pick for you. This is a literate and enthralling film that deserves more attention that it has gotten. It shouldn't be something that just film geeks know about, it should be something to be considered by the broader audience.
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Labels: Anatoli Solonitsyn, Andrei Tarkovsky, film, movie review
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2 Comments:
It totally made my day to see this review. This is one of my favorite films. Tarkovsky takes a lot of work to view, but his films are worth it, and Rublyev is one of the best.
It is a rare thing to have a film that requires so much for the audience and actually has the goods to pay them back.
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