Andrei Tarkovsky

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AKA: Andrei Tarkovski
Nationality: Russian
Birthdate: 04/04/1932
Birthplace: Laovrazhe, Ivanov, Soviet Union
Death Date: 12/29/1986

biography

Distinguished Soviet director whose austerely poetic, deeply personal films made him one of the most treasured artists of his generation.

Tarkovsky followed his prize-winning short diploma piece, "The Steamroller and the Violin" (1960), with a lyrical feature debut "My Name is Ivan/Ivan's Childhood" (1962). The film portrays a young boy's espionage activities with the Partisans during WWII and was awarded top honors at the Venice Film Festival. Tarkovsky followed it with the epic, allegorical "Andrei Roublev" (1966).

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Year
Milestone
1959 
Directed first short, "There Will Be No Leave Today"
1962 
Debut as feature film director, "Ivan's Childhood"
1966 
"Andrei Rublev" banned by Soviet authorities (was shown in Cannes, 1969 but not released in Soviet Union until 1971)
1983 
Shot first film out of Soviet Union, "Nostalgia" (in Italy)
1984 
Defected to the West (July)

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