Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
“A brilliantly fashioned fresco of 15th-century Russia.”--Variety
With his second feature, a towering epic that took him years to complete, Andrei Tarkovsky waded deep into the past and emerged with a visionary masterwork. Threading together several self-contained episodes, the filmmaker traces the renowned icon painter Andrei Rublev through the harsh realities of fifteenth-century Russian life, vividly conjuring the dark and otherworldly atmosphere of the age--a primitive hot-air balloon takes to the sky, snow falls inside an unfinished church, naked pagans celebrate the midsummer solstice, a young man oversees the casting of a gigantic bell. Appearing here in Tarkovsky’s preferred shorter cut (reduced from 205 minutes), this is the version that was originally censored by Soviet authorities. Andrei Rublev is an arresting meditation on art, faith, and endurance, and a powerful reflection on expressive constraints in the director’s own time. 1966, Russia, DCP, in Russian with English subtitles, 183 minutes. Recommended for 13+.
Don’t forget to bring your Speed Art Museum membership card to verify your membership.