Tarkovsky on Art Part One

[@TheWanderingPrimate]

"The artist exists because the world is not perfect." - My favorite Tarkovsky quote, and a recurring thought in my own pursuits. His was a singular brilliance, the kind that is fast becoming extinct. Thanks for posting this. It will be nice to be able to come to this clip now and then and remember what it means to create fearlessly.

[@Zosologospage]

I am currently studying philosophy. I've learned more on aesthetics from him, then from many philosophers... Tarkovsky is a genius, period

[@tianchengwang8582]

Filip Stojanovic Agree. Tarkovsky is one of the few truly genuine aestheticists who speak honest words about his work and arts in general.

[@Boudosaved]

I first fell in love with film through Kubrick. However, I did not realize until I had seen all of Tarkovsky's films that while Kubrick is a technical master, Tarkovsky is one of the only true poets of film.

[@taks359]

Kubrick is not only a technical master. He cannot be reduce to this. I invite you to analyze carefully his movies.

[@sverr0r]

Tarkovsky seems to ressonate on a unique frequency. I discovered a whole new side to cinema thanks to him. He has a lovely quirkyness, like he's almost more honest that he'd like to be. There are certainly other film makers of the same size, but no one quite like him...

[@mastroiani001]

Tarkovsky was closest to the notion of a genius in cinema. There were none before him, and unfortunately they won't be anymore... regretfully. Its my dream to see a film that approaches in importance and eloquence great novels of our and past centuries, but there are no such films. Tarkovsky was the only one to breach this barrier and was able to create body of work that paralleled in importance, eloquence, beauty, and mastery other bodies of work in such established art form as literature.

[@iperuranioangela]

I am fascinated. To my knowledge, he is the only one that succeeded in focusing on the mechanism of life in its relationships between single human beings and different generations. He is a real philosopher. Accordingly, he was a great director. Lov u, maestro Tarkovskij...

[@professionaldaydreamer]

he said some really meaningful things there...it's true that you can't learn from someone else's experience, you need to experience everything first hand. his movies are on my to-watch list now.

[@hundqvist]

It is interesting to hear Tarkovski. I know his films and know that there are so much to think when watching them. I have, however, never seen a film where Tarkovski tells about his ideas. He is definitely one of the men from the past I would like to discuss with.

[@aftermiles]

I agree. It seems like it would be a very wholesome experience talking with him.

[@kingofskateop]

I've watched nearly every director's movie that I can, and I'm still watching them again and again. Tarkovsky is a strong director who showed us the real power of cinema: "the pure language of cinema" that can affect "the unconscious/existence" of all human... But he couldn't reached that true language too, (he was so close with the "Mirror" and the "Stalker" but a real cinema should reach from children to the adults (like Bazin said). The editing should flow with the same speed of heart beats..

[@kingofskateop]

He is not the only, respect to other film makers such as Bunuel, Bresson, Antonioni, Vigo, Ozu, Kurosawa, Pasolini, Dreyer, Lang, Bergman and more... They are the people who influenced Tarkovsky. Tarkovsky is a great cinematographer bot there are also other masters and styles...

[@Boudosaved]

Andrei Tarkovsky, Andre Bazin and Andre Agassi = all reasons why I named my son Andre.

[@Mazurka1001]

My 3 out of 5 all time favorite films are by Tarkovsky. (And Rublev is not one of them!) A sage and a poet of the first water.

[@SinsOfArcadia]

Very nice. Hope to see part 2 soon.

[@christo7105]

Film maker lowers him down to all other guys. He is dream maker!

[@dbnovaro]

Tarkovsky is poetry film maker, no has comparision, Mirror or Zerkalo is one of marterpierce on 20th century.

[@bellinivernon]

Muy bueno !! Gracias ; desde buenos aires,argentina.

[@elgado]

It's very good to see this.

[@PedroDominguesunus]

to that extent ('not taking in suggestet emotions'), I do belive this is the true nature of an artist, and it´s quite complicated to act and do things in those therms, life is complicated, but, I do belive he set an example, and maybe sacrificed himself, in the name of life. Just beutiful, not as a saint, but as a crazy guy with a lot of ideas and the energy to execute them. Celebrate Tarkovski, sometimes, he´s films makes us humans after all.

[@artmiss7]

wow he is the best

[@GoodFriendsForever]

the man loved to film water

[@PezEspalda]

The time was a key element for Andrei...An Image cant get the time. His sound´s structures shows what I say... We cant get this kind of movies easily here, in Argentine =(

[@Orphaniel1]

The only film maker. Andrei Tarkovsky.

[@saskiul]

imagemaker or, even better, motion icons maker

[@anershov]

Great thanks for posting this video, youtube offers a great opportunity to communicate and share such videos, wich I'd harly see otherwise - not because of copyright, but the ignorance of they existence. Tarkovsky is one of the few who makes me feel proud that I'm russian. Besides, if you interested in Tarkovsky's "Director's Lections Course" (in russian, sorry) -e-mail me.

[@jimmynitcher]

such a pity he died so young, imagine what films he would have made ..

[@bobb328]

@paranapoleon Exactly!! But personally I like a mix of "poetry and party" like Kubrick.

[@Vesters1]

@miiwiiplay not pretentious at all. This is passion

[@hellswinter]

Where is this from?

[@CompuGlobalHyper]

I wonder what this is an excerpt from ;)

[@jpastuch]

Tarkovsky is probably my overall favorite filmmaker. But Bresson is on par. Without Bresson, there'd be no Tarkovsky.

[@RavenscreekPictures]

If he didnt die young Im sure the concept of facebook alone would have killed him. He is sorely missed

[@VvendigO.]

😆😆

[@comprehensiveboy]

I've just watched Stalker and Mirror after listening to a radio documentary about Tarkovsky on a car journey. Previously he was just a director I'd barely heard of. I don't watch films, they are silly and false once you get over 25 years old and I'm twice that and some. However I do feel churned up in contradictory ways by these films from last century. Russia eh? Russian intellectuals eh? I feel sad that the main female character in the Mirror is .... not actually real..... That tells me I'm affected. They say Russia is not European, you know, semi asiatic. Putin is a bad guy and our politicians will make us co-citizens with Turkey before they would with Russia. But I saw people whose inner lives were steeped in European culture, paintings on the way, leafing through art books, spiritual seriousness about what it is to be european, not somehow generically human, and all in an internationalist officially atheist state. I can't help thinking that whatever the thrust of Tarkovsky message was, what he would support and recommend for the destiny of everything he held dear, it was not to abolish European states and import countless millions of third worlders until we no longer recognise our own environment.

[@HILLBILLYMORON]

yaaaawn

[@F33bs]

Well, I dunno man. Kubrick ranks high if not higher in my opinion. Actually, I dont rank, forget that. Its not fair to rank art. But seriously, Kubrick is a genius.

[@bobb328]

The problem I have with Tarkovsky (and most philosophical movies) is that since these films are different, hard to understand, and slow, viewers will automatically praise it as a masterpiece while more linear mainstream stories are just bashed as pieces of garbage. I love most Tarkosvky films but I personally found Stalker and Nostalgia to be totally overrated, beautiful imagery and symbolism but not much else. Tarkosvky himself praised The Terminator and his only complaint was the acting...

[@mtk3755]

His films aren't meant to be understood but felt he himself said it. He said if you trying to understand his films you are doing it wrong because his films are about experiencing and remaining in the moment like meditation

[@internet1965]

You are missing something "kingofskateop". Yes, there are other masters out there, certainly Kurosawa, Bergman, Ozu and etc... All other directors seem to subscribe to the old religion beliefs in which this world was created for us. Watch all the directors you have name and you will see a passive background. Nature is just there.

[@JRR951]

@Orphaniel1 Really? The only?

[@RonAlmeida]

@Nyveg I do not believe it is neccessary or even right to manipulate others. All one can say is this is the way I see it. Only megalomaniacs claim to be other's gods and therefore know what others should or how they should behave. Nobody needs to be spoonfed by, teachers, preachers and other such creatures.

[@niduba]

I hate the word "pretentious" when somebody pretends to do something good they call them pretencious.

[@Miaubishh]

he seemed paranoid

[@recain]

This director dude, did not sound smart at all, I guess thats the fate of all Russians.. poor, poor souls, they are. Those Russians, I mean..

[@underbelly69]

i've read that tarkovsky didn't think much of kubricks films - especially 2001 (often compared to solaris)... but i've never found any trace of what kubrick may have thought of tarkovsky's work... i reckon he would've loved it - and felt quite in awe of what tarkovsky was achieving... but he would not feel in any way inferior to him..

[@comprehensiveboy]

I've just watched Stalker and Mirror after listening to a radio documentary about Tarkovsky on a car journey. Previously he was just a director I'd barely heard of. I don't watch films, they are silly and false once you get over 25 years old and I'm twice that and some. However I do feel churned up in contradictory ways by these films from last century. Russia eh? Russian intellectuals eh? I feel sad that the main female character in the Mirror is .... not actually real..... That tells me I'm affected. They say Russia is not European, you know, semi asiatic. Putin is a bad guy and our politicians will make us co-citizens with Turkey before they would with Russia. But I saw people whose inner lives were steeped in European culture, paintings on the way, leafing through art books, spiritual seriousness about what it is to be european, not somehow generically human, and all in an internationalist officially atheist state. I can't help thinking that whatever the thrust of Tarkovsky message was, what he would support and recommend for the destiny of everything he held dear, it was not to abolish European states and import countless millions of third worlders until we no longer recognise our own environment.

[@cortadew]

if you think movies are silly and false, you've been watching silly and false hollywood films all your life.