Delia Boccardo, Domiziana Giordano, Erland Josephson

This is another haunting film by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky--his first made outside of the Soviet Union. Like all of his films, Nostalghia has a mystical quality, as it follows the spir...( read more  read more... )itual journey of a poet on a research mission in Italy. While traveling with his beautiful Italian interpreter in a Tuscan village, the poet suddenly becomes transfixed by memories of Russia and his family. A local mystic helps him see the right path in his life. Once again, Tarkovsky's imagery is gorgeous, and the narrative insightful. The past and the present collide in existential angst. Truly a cinematic feast for those interested in exploring life's deepest concerns. --Bill Desowitz

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Unrated, 120 min.

Directed by: Andrei Tarkovsky

Release Date: October 5, 1983

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DVD Release Date: October 6, 1998

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  • June 29, 2009
    A Russian poet in Italy researching a biography of a Russian composer experiences homesickness and ennui, and is asked to perform a ritual by a madman. Be warned: it's extremely slow-paced and dreamlike, including an almost 9 miute sequence of a man carrying a candle; but Tarkov...( read more)sky's visual sense and ability to evoke a peculiar mood is unequalled, and will reward the patient viewer with a powerful cinematic experience.
  • November 8, 2009
    Away from his homeland Russia, Tarkovsky delivered this phenomenal masterpiece, wonderfully directed and photographed, presenting a beautiful journey into nostalgia, faith, frustration and man's longing to find his own path.
  • February 8, 2009
    Es tan triste y tan linda
  • January 17, 2009
    A Soviet professor and his beautiful interpreter visit an Italian village with hot springs.
  • October 17, 2008
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • September 3, 2008
    another masterpiece. Domiziana Giordano wasn't my favorite, but she also didn't take away from this in the slightest.
  • July 20, 2008
    Excellent!Maybe my favorite film!
  • July 2, 2008
    really great movie!
    perhaps as with all tarkovsky's it seems a bit slow, but i find that poetic
  • February 20, 2008
    Poetic & has some beautiful scenes specially the final shot which is one of the most beautiful scenes I've ever seen but the whole movie isn't that great IMO
  • January 3, 2008
    thats my neighbor's last name
    well close to it
    togansla or something

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