Andrei Tarkovsky
Born
April 4, 1932
Died
December 29, 1986 (54 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Zavrazhye, USSR
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (April 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986) was a Soviet filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century. Tarkovsky's films include Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror and Stalker. They are characterized by spirituality and metaphysical themes, long takes, lack of conventional dramatic structure and plot, and distinctively authored use of cinematography.
Known For

Death
Himself (voice)
2024

Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024

Alone
Narrator
2020

Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019

Andrei Tarkovsky: Hard to Be a God
Self (archive footage)
2019

Tarkovsky: Time Within Time
Self
2015

Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
Self (archive footage)
2012

Let Me See
Self
2012

Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'
Self
2009

Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky
Self (archive footage)
2008

Islands: Georgy Rerberg
Self
2007
Andrey Tarkovsky & Sergey Paradzhanov: Islands
2003

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
Self
1999

Andrei Tarkovsky: Poetry and Truth
Himself (archive footage)
1999

Tarkovsky: A Journey to His Beginning
Self
1996

Building Images: Anna Asp on Scenography
Self
1990

Voyage in Time
Self
1990

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Self
1988

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
Self
1988

Lighting
Self
1988

Moscow Elegy
Self (archive footage)
1987

Islands
Himself (archive footage)
1987

The Road to Bresson
Self
1984

Andrey Tarkovsky in Nostalghia
Self
1984

Andrei Tarkovsky: A Poet in the Cinema
Himself
1984

Cinema Is a Mosaic Made of Time
Himself
1984

Alisa Freyndlikh
Self
1979

Sergey Lazo
Military Officer (uncredited)
1968
On the Set of «Andrey Rublev»
1967

The Three Andreis
Self
1966

I Am Twenty
guest at Anya's party
1965

There Will Be No Leave Today
Military engineer
1959

The Killers
2nd customer
1956