Andrei Rublev
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Andrei Rublev is a 1966 drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, starring Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Mykola Hrynko. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Andrei Rublev has a prologue and an epilogue only loosely related to the main film. The main film is divided into eight episodes dealing, directly or symbolically, with transitional moments in the life of the great icon painter. The background is 15th-century Russia, a turbulent period characterized by fighting between rival princes and the Tatar invasions. A hot air balloon is tethered to the spire of a church next to a river, with a man named Yefim suspended from it in a harness.
Production
Written by Andrei Konchalovsky and Andrei Tarkovsky, the film was produced by Mosfilm. Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov composed the score. Vadim Yusov handled the cinematography. The film runs 183 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $1,300,000, Andrei Rublev grossed $24,173 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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