An Andrei Tarkovsky film detailing the life of famous 15th century Russian icon painter, Andrei Rublev. A story told in eight loosely connected segments, each detailing a moment in life. Not all of them even contain Andrei as a character in them, but they all deal with creativity, art and faith in equal measures.
Tarkovsky's films have never been my favourites. I can see why people like them. He is very focused on imagery, on mood and characters. His films are all extremely chewable, where you can go watch them over and over again, always finding new details and moments.
Regrettably, I find him longwinded and kind of boring. I can appreciate the themes of this film and even some of the individual scenes, but as a whole it was a chore to sit through this film. Art critics and other highbrow people will surely pan this opinion, but it's the only one I can offer as a somewhat casual movie viewer.
That being said, if you're trying to educate yourself on cinema, this is definitely a movie to check out. And who knows, perhaps you'll find something in it that I didn't.
Tarkovsky's films have never been my favourites. I can see why people like them. He is very focused on imagery, on mood and characters. His films are all extremely chewable, where you can go watch them over and over again, always finding new details and moments.
Regrettably, I find him longwinded and kind of boring. I can appreciate the themes of this film and even some of the individual scenes, but as a whole it was a chore to sit through this film. Art critics and other highbrow people will surely pan this opinion, but it's the only one I can offer as a somewhat casual movie viewer.
That being said, if you're trying to educate yourself on cinema, this is definitely a movie to check out. And who knows, perhaps you'll find something in it that I didn't.