Nostalghia

Nostalghia
by Andrei Tarkovsky

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Actor: Domiziana Giordano, Erland Josephson, Laura De Marchi, Oleg Yankovskiy, Patrizia Terreno
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Cinematographer: Giuseppe Lanci
Writer: Andrei Tarkovsky
Producer: Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Producer: Franco Casati
Producer: Manolo Bolognini
Producer: Renzo Rossellini
Writer: Tonino Guerra
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 0
Audio: Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.66:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-10-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Fox Lorber

Movie Reviews of Nostalghia

Movie Review: A failed movie
Summary: 2 Stars

I loved Solaris and Stalker. Even more, 90% of the movies I watch are world cinema classics: Bergman, Fellini, Dreyer...But this is absolutely too pretentious and falls short to guide through some spiritual journey. I think Tarkovsky failed in his attempt to create a parabole of the meaning of life.

Another point I'd like to stress here is that at times, the movie seems to pray tribute to Fellini (8.5 comes to mind), only to be a dry parody of Fellini's dream images, filled with genuine mediterranean sensuality.

I recommend not to watch it, as simple as that. I had a hard time before I watched another movie after Nostalghia. It is intensely boring, exasperating and void.

The only way to go through this movie without throwing your DVD out of the window is by skipping the first 65 minutes. They are completely a waste of time and unbearable. Then you will watch a 60 minute movie with some beautiful images and a sort of meningful ending. Try it this way if you prefer.

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Summary of Nostalghia

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 spiritual 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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