Андрей Тарковский – о признании, фильмах и несбывшихся планах

Translation of an interview with the legendary Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky, filmed in Latvia in 1979. Even during his lifetime, Tarkovsky gained recognition far beyond his homeland. His complex cinematic language was well received by international audiences and earned festival awards. In the interview, the director talks about the conditions under which Ivan’s Childhood was created, how a cleaning lady from a workers’ club was the one who best grasped the meaning of Mirror, and how he planned to film Dostoevsky’s The Idiot. Unfortunately, not all of his plans came to fruition, but what he did create continues to captivate contemporary audiences. 00:14 On the gifts to son 01:54 On the influence of childhood impressions on an artist 04:08 The movie “Ivan’s Childhood” and the attitude to the war 06:28 The conditions under which the movie was created 09:16 On the prize at the Venice Film Festival 10:41 What to do with recognition? 12:16 On the film “The Mirror” 13:46 How a cleaning lady caught the meaning of the Tarkovsky’s film 15:51 On the perception of complex cinema language 19:11 The use of music and painting in the movies 21:45 On the creative plans 23:17 A failed adaptation of Dostoevsky's «The Idiot»