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  • 1984
  • Not Rated
  • Grange Communications Inc.
  • 2 h 5 m
  • 1984
  • Not Rated
  • Grange Communications Inc.
  • 2 h 5 m
Nostalghia

Summary Andrei Tarkovsky explained that in Russian the word "nostalghia" conveys "the love for your homeland and the melancholy that arises from being far away." This debilitating form of homesickness is embodied in the film by Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky), a Russian intellectual doing research in Italy. He becomes obsessed with the Botticelli-like b...

Written By: Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra

  • 1984
  • Not Rated
  • Grange Communications Inc.
  • 2 h 5 m
  • 1984
  • Not Rated
  • Grange Communications Inc.
  • 2 h 5 m

Nostalghia

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Summary Andrei Tarkovsky explained that in Russian the word "nostalghia" conveys "the love for your homeland and the melancholy that arises from being far away." This debilitating form of homesickness is embodied in the film by Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky), a Russian intellectual doing research in Italy. He becomes obsessed with the Botticelli-like b...

Written By: Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra

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100
Stick with it. There are shocking acts that rupture the stillness, and then there’s one of cinema’s great endings,
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
100
Nostalghia is further evidence that Andrei Tarkovsky might not be a filmmaker, but a sorcerer.
By Josh Larsen FULL REVIEW
80
Tarkovsky remains as much a metaphysician as anything else, and Nostalgia isn't an entertainment but an article of faith.
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A hauntingly beautiful film.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW
80
A meditative film by visionary Soviet filmmaker Tarkovsky that lures viewers into its mysterious, mystical world and completely envelops them for a two-hour stretch.
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70
It aims for a hushed, hypnotic, incantatory effect, and it does succeed in inducing some kind of trance.
By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW
40
Loveliness, I'm afraid, is really what this movie is all about.
By Vincent Canby FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Rai 2, Sovinfilm
Release Date Jan 8, 1984
Duration 2 h 5 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Unspoken feelings are never forgotten
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Awards

Cannes Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations

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