The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
- Original title
- Il deserto dei Tartari
- Directed by
- Valerio Zurlini
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 95 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young officer is assigned to a remote fortress on the edge of a desert, waiting for an enemy invasion that may never come. The film follows his long years of service and the toll it takes on his hopes and character.
contemplativemelancholicslow-burnatmosphericlonelyvisually lushbroodingsuspenseful
What happens
The Desert of the Tartars (Italian: Il deserto dei Tartari) is a 1976 Italian film by director Valerio Zurlini with an international cast including Jacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman, Max von Sydow, Francisco Rabal, Philippe Noiret, Fernando Rey, and Jean-Louis Trintignant. The cast also included veteran Iranian film actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz. Based on Dino Buzzati's novel The Tartar Steppe and set in about 1900, it tells the story of a young officer in an unnamed army who is sent to an ancient fortress that guards the desert frontier with the Tartars. Filmed in Arg-e Bam, Iran and released on 29 October 1976 in Italy, it was later shown as part of the Cannes Classics section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film's striking visual style, noted for its scenery, lighting, and cinematography, was influenced by the work of Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico. The score was by Ennio Morricone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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