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Duchowość we wczesnej twórczości Andrieja Tarkowskiego
SPIRITUALITY IN EARLY WORKS OF ANDREI TARKOVSKY

Author(s): Joanna Kozieł
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Andrei Tarkovsky; Russian cinematography; spirituality in cinematography; Ivan’s Childhood

Summary/Abstract: Andrei Tarkovsky is the one who “invented a new language, true to the natureof film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream,” said Ingmar Bergman.This article discusses the first feature film directed by Tarkovsky – Ivan’s Childhood.This deeply spiritual movie includes the most characteristic features and plots foundin Tarkovsky’s works. According to him, film is a way to reach the truth. For this reason,he attempts to find answers to essential questions: the meaning of life and the conditionof the human spirit.

  • Issue Year: 2/2016
  • Issue No: XVIII
  • Page Range: 141-147
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish