Personal details
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Born
4 aprile 1932
Died
29 dicembre 1986
Place of birth
Zavrazhye, USSR
Also known as
Andrey Arsenyevich Tarkovsky · Andrey A. Tarkovsky · Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский · А. Тарковский
Biography
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.
