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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).Over three years in the making, "Andrei Roublev" follows the life of a