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 (Russian: Андрей Рублёв, romanized: Andrey Rublyov) is a 1966 Soviet epic biographical historical drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky who co-wrote it with Andrei Konchalovsky. The film was re-edited from the 1966 film titled The Passion According to Andrei by Tarkovsky which was censored during the first decade of the Brezhnev era in the Soviet Union. The film is loosely based on the life of Andrei Rublev, a 15th-century Russian icon painter. The film features Anatoly Solonitsyn, Nikolai Grinko, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Sergeyev, Nikolai Burlyayev and Tarkovsky's wife Irma Raush.
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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