Andrei Tarkovsky

Early signs of success.

Just as essential as ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’.

“It ruins the impression. Cinema doesn’t permit any such faults.”

A work of philosophical importance.

One of Denmark’s best directors.

“An example of ingenious simplicity.”

Or so the story goes.

One of cinema’s most poetic and artistic auteurs.

“It truly somehow provokes pure horror in our soul.”

“Every person needs to learn from childhood how to spend time with oneself.”

“You can feel the authenticity of it.”

Suspicious lung cancer.