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Nostalghia (1983)

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Nostalghia is Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky's enigmatic work about a writer (Oleg Yankovsky) who, trapped by his fame and an unhappy marriage, seeks out his cultural past in Italy. Here he meets Erland Josephson, a local pariah who declares that the world is coming to an end. The writer finds this prophecy curiously more alluring than the possibility of a dead-end future. Nostalghia won the Grand Prix de Creation and the International Critics Prize at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Unrated, 2 hr. 10 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Andrei Tarkovsky

Written By: Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra

In Theaters: Oct 5, 1983 Wide

On DVD: Oct 6, 1998

Cast

Oleg Yankovsky
Andrei Gorchakov
Domiziana Giordano
Eugenia
Erland Josephson
Domenico
Delia Boccardo
Domenico's wife
Alberto Canepa
Farmer
Laura De Marchi
Chambermaid
Patrizia Terreno
Gorchakov's Wife
Milena Vukotic
Civil Servant
Oleg Yankovskiy

Critic Reviews for Nostalghia

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)

Nothing happens.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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A bel�ssima fotografia, a dire��o elegante de Tarkovsky e a seq��ncia da travessia com a vela quase me fizeram esquecer o qu�o pretensioso, auto-indulgente e prolixo � este filme. Eu disse 'quase'.

July 30, 2003 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

Instead of excitement, the feeling one gets after seeing Nostalghia is one of utter relaxation that makes us long for the world we left behind in the theater.

July 30, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Tarkovsky's personal struggle between love of country and creative freedom culminated during the filming of Nostalghia.

July 24, 2001 Full Review Source: Senses of Cinema

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Acquarello

Senses of Cinema

The film ends in light, as through the open circular window of a ruined church the sun shines in.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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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.

November 7, 2009

Carlos Magalh�es

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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 Tarkovsky's visual sense and ability to evoke

June 29, 2009