{"product_id":"andrei-tarkovsky-interviews-9781578062201","title":"Andrei Tarkovsky: Interviews","description":"Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) was one of Russia's most influential and renowned filmmakers, despite an output of only seven feature films in twenty years. Revered by such filmmaking giants as Ingmar Bergman and Akira Kurosawa, Tarkovsky is famous for his use of long takes, languid pacing, dreamlike metaphorical imagery, and meditations on spirituality and the human soul. His \u003ci\u003eAndrei Roublev\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSolaris\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e are considered landmarks of postwar Russian cinema. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrei Tarkovsky: Interviews \u003c\/i\u003eis the first English-language collection of interviews with and profiles of the filmmaker. It includes conversations originally published in French, Italian, Russian, and British periodicals. With pieces from 1962 through 1986, the collection spans the breadth of Tarkovsky's career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the volume, Tarkovsky candidly and articulately discusses the difficulties of making films under the censors of the Soviet Union. He explores his aesthetic ideology, filmmakers he admires, and his eventual self-exile from Russia. He talks about recurring images in his movies--water, horses, fire, snow--but adamantly refuses to divulge what they mean, as he feels that would impose his own meaning onto the audience. At times cagey and resistant to interviewers, Tarkovsky nevertheless reveals his vision and his rigorous devotion to his art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Gianvito\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of visual and media arts at Emerson College as well as a filmmaker and film critic. His feature films include \u003ci\u003eThe Flower of Pain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAddress Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2001 Gianvito was made a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492928524562,"sku":"9781578062201","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d601d54a-9011-4472-90a1-c993ff87cf18.jpg?v=1730615121","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/andrei-tarkovsky-interviews-9781578062201","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}