{"id":96431,"date":"2024-05-10T15:05:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T22:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=96431"},"modified":"2024-05-10T17:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T00:46:05","slug":"andrei-rublev-1966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=96431","title":{"rendered":"Andrei Rublev (1966)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve spent half my life in blindness.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-96432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Poster.png 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 15th century Russia, iconographer Andrei Rublev (Anatoliy Solonitsyn) attempts to carry out his work in the midst of societal upheaval and raids.\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>Artists<\/li>\n<li>Christianity<\/li>\n<li>Historical Dramas<\/li>\n<li>Medieval Times<\/li>\n<li>Russian Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAndrei Tarkovsky&#8217;s second feature film &#8212; made after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056111\/\"><em>Ivan&#8217;s Childhood<\/em> (1962)<\/a> (not listed in <em>GFTFF<\/em>) &#8212; was this lengthy historical drama very loosely &#8220;based&#8221; on the life of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrei_Rublev\">a Russian iconographer, about whom we know very little<\/a>. <em>Andrei Rublev<\/em> is well described by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2010\/oct\/20\/andrei-rublev-tarkovsky-arthouse\">Steve Rose in his review for <em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>, where he writes that it&#8217;s: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8230; a film that people often feel they don&#8217;t, or won&#8217;t get. It is 205 minutes long (in its fullest version), in Russian, and in black and white. Few characters are clearly identified, little actually happens, and what does happen isn&#8217;t necessarily in chronological order. Its subject is a 15th-century icon painter and national hero, yet we never see him paint, nor does he do anything heroic. In many of the film&#8217;s episodes, he is not present at all, and in the latter stages, he takes a vow of silence. But in a sense, there is nothing to &#8216;get&#8217; about <em>Andrei Rublev<\/em>. It is not a film that needs to be processed or even understood, only experienced and wondered at.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With that extensive caveat noted, the various episodes are as follows: in the &#8220;Prologue,&#8221; we see a random man (Nikolay Glazkov) floating up to the sky in a hot air balloon, looking down at the vista below him. (This brief sequence does nothing to inform us about what we&#8217;re about to watch, though it&#8217;s beautifully shot.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Hot-Air-Balloon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Hot-Air-Balloon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Hot-Air-Balloon.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Hot-Air-Balloon-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Hot-Air-Balloon-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Hot-Air-Balloon-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Hot-Air-Balloon-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Ground.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Ground.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Ground.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Ground-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Ground-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Ground-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Ground-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the first formal episode &#8212; entitled &#8220;The Jester (Summer 1400)&#8221; &#8212; we see our title character (Anatoliy Solonitsyn) and two other monks, Danil (Nikolay Grinko) and Kirill (Ivan Lapikov), wandering into a barn where a jester (Rolan Bykov) is performing. (The jester does not meet a happy fate.)   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Jester.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Jester.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Jester.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Jester-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Jester-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Jester-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Jester-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next we see jealous Kirill encountering &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theophanes_the_Greek\">Theophanes the Greek<\/a> (Summer\u2013Winter\u2013Spring\u2013Summer 1405\u20131406)&#8221; and hoping to apprentice with him &#8212; but much to Kirill&#8217;s displeasure, Theophanes is more interested in working with Rublev.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Theophanes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Theophanes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Theophanes.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Theophanes-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Theophanes-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Theophanes-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Theophanes-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Passion (1406)&#8221; depicts a snowy, violent passion play: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Passion-Snow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Passion-Snow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Passion-Snow.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Passion-Snow-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Passion-Snow-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Passion-Snow-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Passion-Snow-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; while &#8220;The Holiday (1408)&#8221; shifts gears to show Rublev encountering a party of reveling pagans. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday1.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday1-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday1-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday1-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday1-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday2.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday2-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday2-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Holiday2-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Last Judgement (Summer 1408)&#8221; includes a hideous scene of vengeance in the forest, which Rublev responds to by angrily throwing paint onto the wall of a church he&#8217;s working in. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Paint.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Paint.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Paint.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Paint-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Paint-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Paint-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Paint-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next episode &#8212; &#8220;The Raid (Autumn 1408)&#8221; &#8212; is undoubtedly the most disturbing of them all, showing the ruthless invasion of a village by Tatars on horseback; only Rublev and a mute female &#8220;fool&#8221; (who we were introduced to in the last sequence) are left alive. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Raid-Destruction.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Raid-Destruction.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Raid-Destruction.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Raid-Destruction-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Raid-Destruction-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Raid-Destruction-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Raid-Destruction-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Silence (Winter 1412),&#8221; we see that Rublev is now in a monastery, having taken a vow of silence after killing someone during the raid. Kirill comes and begs for forgiveness, too. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Monastery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Monastery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Monastery.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Monastery-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Monastery-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Monastery-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Monastery-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last episode &#8212; entitled &#8220;The Bell (Spring 1423-Spring 1424)&#8221; &#8212; is surprisingly gripping, though we&#8217;re suddenly following an entirely new character\/artist: the son of a deceased bell-maker who is attempting the dangerous work of overseeing the casting of a giant bell (if it doesn&#8217;t work, he will be beheaded). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Bellmaker-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Bellmaker-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Bellmaker-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Bellmaker-1-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Bellmaker-1-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Bellmaker-1-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Bellmaker-1-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Epilogue&#8221; is finally in color, showing images of the real Rublev&#8217;s actual work. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Epilogue.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Epilogue.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Epilogue.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Epilogue-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Epilogue-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Epilogue-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Epilogue-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t feel like you understand much about Rublev himself from this overview of the film, you&#8217;re not alone &#8212; however, it&#8217;s an engaging enough visual experience that it should be seen at least once.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Truly impressive sets and historical recreations of medieval Russia<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Church.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Church.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Church.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Church-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Church-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Church-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Church-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vadim Yusov&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Looking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Looking.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Looking.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Looking-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Looking-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Looking-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Looking-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Spill.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Spill.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Spill.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Spill-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Spill-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Spill-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrei-Rublev-Spill-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical relevance as Tarkovsky&#8217;s first significant film, and as the most elaborate Soviet-era epic since Eisenstein&#8217;s work. Listed as a film with Historical Relevance and a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/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=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0060107\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/43-andrei-rublev-an-icon-emerges\">Criterion Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2010\/oct\/20\/andrei-rublev-tarkovsky-arthouse\">Guardian Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artandfilm.org\/andrei-rublev\">ArtandFilm.org Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/andrei-tarkovsky-powerful-film-andrei-rublev\/\">Far Out Magazine Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve spent half my life in blindness.&#8221; Synopsis: In 15th century Russia, iconographer Andrei Rublev (Anatoliy Solonitsyn) attempts to carry out his work in the midst of societal upheaval and raids. 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