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What can I say? 1979 was a good year, and I Ain't talking about the wine!
Tarkovsky knows how to set the pace, gives the dedicated viewer time to capture the story and implications, and makes the apocalypse just so eerily realistic. -
This is the Tarkovsky I've been waiting for.
As conceptually interesting as Solaris and visually stunning as Andrei Rublev were, there was something missing; a connection to the story and characters that sucked me into the world, that made me desperate to discover the 'why' instead of just going along for the ride. Here, in Stalker, I got my wish - an apocalyptic fairy tale with characters I could understand and a true sense that Tarkovsky is, indeed, one of…
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This is my first Tarkovsky film (I attempted to watch Solaris once, but had to shut it off after 25 minutes) and while it is interesting, it’s definitely not entertaining and I was never compelled by it. Stalker is essentially 3 characters’ existential journey through life (or “The Zone,” as it’s called). It’s about listening to your inner voice and letting that guide you through life – instead of just letting basic desires control your decisions. Anyway, there have been…
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Around the World in May-ty Days Challenge
Movie #20 - Stalker (Russia)I am a great admirer of the shockingly amazing, Andrei Tarkovsky. I love and worship his work, he definitely knows his craft. While his work doesn't entirely resonates with me on emotional or personal level per say, it always blows my socks off whenever i see it. I can spend hours trying to absorb the beauty that is there in his every single shot. His deliberately paced, slow…
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Oh my goodness, it's another masterpiece. Stalker is my third Tarkovsky film and currently my favourite; it's a thoroughly absorbing journey of discovery and meaning coupled with a breathtaking visual style and atmosphere.
The main focus of Stalker revolves around a mysterious, abandoned area known as "The Zone". The goal of The Writer and The Professor is to reach an area inside The Zone and they are guided by the protagonist, who is a "Stalker". Stalker is a character shrouded…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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This was the first Tarkovsky film I saw and its effect was indelible.
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Film Number 18 on PinHeadLarry145's 30 Days 30 Countries Film Challenge!
Russia/Soviet Union, 1979.
Well.... There is was. My first Tarkovsky film. Many things may be rushing through your head...
"Why the hell haven't you seen a Tarkovsky film yet?"
"What did you think of it?"
"Did you like it? Did you hate it?"
"Why the hell did you choose Stalker as your first Tarkovsky film?"
I really only have a legitimate answer to one of those questions: did I…
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One of the best SFF films I have ever seen since 2001 ASO, masterful direction and cinematography from Tarkovsky with a fine storyline and great use of visual imagery
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I loved it until the end.
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Una maravilla quizás algo difícil de ver pero que a mí a una tierna edad me mantuvo hipnotizado. Contiene alguna de las escenas más bellas jamás rodadas. (Y no se pierdan la novela en la que está basada "Un picnic al borde del camino"... )