{"id":4043,"date":"2007-09-05T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2007-09-05T22:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4043"},"modified":"2021-03-15T11:35:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T18:35:36","slug":"stalker-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4043","title":{"rendered":"Stalker (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The Zone wants to be respected &#8212; otherwise it will punish.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Poster-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Poster-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Poster-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Poster.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA taciturn guide (Aleksandr Kajdanovsky) known as &#8220;Stalker&#8221; leads a writer (Anatoli Solonitsyn) and a scientist (Nikolai Grinko) across police barriers into the mysterious, dangerous, forbidden Zone, where it is said one&#8217;s deepest wishes can be granted.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrei Tarkovsky Films<\/li>\n<li>Psychic Powers<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<li>Russian Films<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAndrei Tarkvosky&#8217;s cerebral, visually evocative films are not for all tastes, but fans embrace them as indispensable cult favorites. In <em>Stalker<\/em>, Tarvosky tells the enigmatic story of a paid guide who accompanies willing visitors across guarded state lines into a mysterious place known as &#8220;the Zone&#8221;. Some believe the Zone to be an allegorical representation of Soviet nuclear fallout and government secrecy, but it&#8217;s entirely possible to watch <em>Stalker<\/em> without concerning oneself about political undertones. Like Tarkovsky&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=115\"><em>Solaris<\/em> (1972)<\/a>, <em>Stalker <\/em>requires patience to sit through, and a willingness to transcend normal narrative pacing; but if you stick with it, chances are you&#8217;ll be moved in some way by this thought-provoking film, which is only marred by its confusing and unsatisfying ending. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A challenging, highly original premise for a science fiction film<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Premise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Premise.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Premise.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Premise-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Premise-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Stalker-Premise-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Haunting cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Cinema4.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Cinema4.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4039\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many astonishing images<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Memorable.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Memorable.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4040\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine performances &#8212; particularly by Aleksandr Kajdanovsky as the Stalker<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Stalker.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Stalker.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4042\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eduard Artemyev&#8217;s effective score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This &#8220;intellectual&#8221; cult favorite is a modern masterpiece of Russian cinema. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0079944\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/10\/20\/movies\/stalker-russian-science-fiction.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigsawlounge.co.uk\/film\/stalker.html\">Jigsaw Lounge Review (spoilers alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/344200\/stalker#articles-reviews?articleId=12768\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/75240\/stalker.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Zone wants to be respected &#8212; otherwise it will punish.&#8221; Synopsis: A taciturn guide (Aleksandr Kajdanovsky) known as &#8220;Stalker&#8221; leads a writer (Anatoli Solonitsyn) and a scientist (Nikolai Grinko) across police barriers into the mysterious, dangerous, forbidden Zone, where it is said one&#8217;s deepest wishes can be granted. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Andrei Tarkovsky Films Psychic Powers Road Trip Russian Films Science Fiction Review: Andrei Tarkvosky&#8217;s cerebral, visually evocative films are not for all tastes, but fans embrace&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4043\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4043"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70567,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4043\/revisions\/70567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}