Who was Andrei Tarkovsky and what did he do?

Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Russian: Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj]; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker, writer, and film theorist. He is widely considered one of the greatest directors of 20th century cinema, and one of Russia’s most influential filmmakers.

How did the Khrushchev Thaw affect Andrei Tarkovsky?

The Khrushchev Thaw opened Soviet society and allowed, to some degree, Western literature, films and music. It gave to Tarkovsky the chance to see films of the Italian neorealists, French New Wave, and of directors such as Kurosawa, Buñuel, Bergman, Bresson. These directors became a very important influence for Andrei.

Who was the father of Arseny Alexandrovich Tarkovsky?

His father was one of the most important Russian poets Arseny Alexandrovich Tarkovsky, native of Kirovohrad, Ukraine, and his mother; Maria Ivanova Vishnyakova, a graduate of the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute worked as a proof-reader. Tarkovsky spent his childhood in Yuryevets.

What was the name of Tarkovsky’s first film?

Tarkovsky studied film at Moscow’s State Institute of Cinematography under filmmaker Mikhail Romm, and subsequently directed his first five feature films in the Soviet Union: Ivan’s Childhood (1962), Andrei Rublev (1966), Solaris (1972), Mirror (1975), and Stalker (1979).

What did Andrzej Tarkowski show in 1959?

In 1959 Tarkowski showed that a single blastomere isolated from a 2-cell stage mouse embryo is fully able to develop and the result is healthy and fertile mouse (Tarkowski, 1959, Nature).

What was the name of Tarkovsky’s second film?

It is the second of a series of three films referencing Rublev, the last being Tarkovsky’s next film, The Mirror, which was made in 1975 and which references Andrei Rublev by having a poster of the film hung on a wall.

Where did Andrzej Tarkowski go to college?

In 1950 Tarkowski was admitted to study at the Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences (currently the Faculty of Biology) University of Warsaw. He graduated in 1955 with M.Sc. degree. His Ph.D. was received in 1959, and in 1963 he reached a D.Sc. degree at the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw.

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