Derek Malcolm introduces Andrei Tarkovsky 's masterpiece
Andrei Rublev starring
Anatoly Solonitsin Nikolai Sergeyev
Andrei Rublev , one of the world's great artists, lived in an age of violence unequalled in Russia's turbulent history. As Rublev journeys through feudal Russia, his experiences lead him to break away from the tenets of his teacher.
While Theophanes the Greek believed art should terrify men into repentance, Rublev's icons radiate profound spirituality and divine grace.
This extraordinary and powerful film, shelved for many years by the Soviet authorities before being released in a severely cut form, is tonight being shown complete as a tribute to
Andrei Tarkovsky who died in December 1986.
Screenplay by ANDREI TARKOVSKY and ANDREI MlKHALKOV-KONCHALOVSKY
Directed by ANDREI TARKOVSKY
(A Russian film with English subtitles)
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