Nostalghia
1983 film by Andrei Tarkovsky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nostalghia[2] (UK: Nostalgia) is a 1983 Soviet-Italian drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano, and Erland Josephson. Tarkovsky co-wrote the screenplay with Tonino Guerra.[3]
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Directed by | Andrei Tarkovsky |
Written by | Tonino Guerra Andrei Tarkovsky |
Produced by | Manolo Bolognini Renzo Rossellini Daniel Toscan du Plantier |
Starring | Oleg Yankovsky Erland Josephson Domiziana Giordano Delia Boccardo |
Cinematography | Giuseppe Lanci |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Countries | Soviet Union Italy |
Languages | Russian Italian |
Budget | £500,000 |
Box office | $285,957[1] |
The film depicts a Russian writer (Oleg Yankovsky) who visits Italy to carry out research about an 18th-century Russian composer, but is stricken by homesickness.[4] The film utilizes autobiographical elements drawn from Tarkovsky's own experiences visiting Italy, and explores themes surrounding the untranslatability of art and culture.[5]
The film won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, the prize for Best Director and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.[6] It received generally positive reviews from critics. The film received nine total votes in the 2012 Sight & Sound polls of the greatest films ever made.[7]