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Nostalghia (1983)

Nostalghia poster
Original title
Ностальгия
Directed by
Andrei Tarkovsky
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union, Italy
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
U
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 610 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Russian writer travels to Italy to research an 18th century composer. He struggles with a deep longing for his homeland.

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What happens

Nostalghia (released as Nostalgia in the United Kingdom) is a 1983 drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano and Erland Josephson. Tarkovsky co-wrote the screenplay with Tonino Guerra. The film depicts a Russian writer (Oleg Yankovsky) who visits Italy to carry out research about an 18th-century Russian composer, but is stricken by homesickness. The film utilizes autobiographical elements drawn from Tarkovsky's own experiences visiting Italy, and explores themes surrounding the untranslatability of art and culture. The film won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, the prize for Best Director and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Widely regarded as one of Tarkovsky's best works, the film received nine total votes in the Sight and Sound's 2012 poll of the greatest films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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