...or consciousness) are guided by Stalker (symbolizing our desire, will and everlasting search of meaning) to the mysterious Zone (which may represent all our spiritual goals, meanings, struggles to achieve them and barriers in our path). Breathtaking and mesmerizing images and sounds, witty dialog and strong concept are the major virtues of this feature. Writer's monologues are among the most meaningful, thought-provoking and spiritual moments I ever ... ...structured and fully developed. Nevertheless, Stalker is an outstanding piece of art movie that puts its director among the few true cinema masters. "
A masterpiece of Russian cinema.
Starring: A. Kaidanovsky, Alissa Freindlich, Anatoli Solonitsyn, Nikolai Grinko Director: Andrei Tarkovsky Genre: Feature Film Sub Genre: Mystery / Drama / Sci-Fi
Running time: 155 minutes
Certificate UK: PG ...
Nazuku 17.07.2006 (13.02.2007)
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Advantages: Wonderful landscape and premise Disadvantages: some people (emphasis on some) may find it too cerebral and not action-orientated enough for them
...the two men want the Stalker to lead them to this room, so that they may get whatever they want - although in the film this is explored further with the difference between what one wants, and what one thinks is wanted investigated.
the film follows the men as the Stalker guides them through the Zone's pschological and physical traps - it has an awareness, the Stalker's view being that it "only lets the most wretched people through". The Stalker ... ...doesn't flow as seamlessly from one part to another as I would have liked, which can spoil the moment a little.
However, even with these little annoyances, in my opinion Stalker is the greatest film ever made.
Certificate: PG
Price: My "Artificial Eye" version was £24 from Amazon ...
Pleasureman 06.12.2005 (09.12.2005)
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Advantages: Stunning Visuals!! Excellent Soundtrack. Disadvantages: Two dimensional Characters....Too Cerebral
STALKER ( 1979 )
Directed by
Andrei Tarkovsky
Writing credits Arkadi Strugatsky (novel) &
Boris Strugatsky (novel) ...
Cast:
Aleksandr Kajdanovsky .... Stalker Alisa Frejndlikh .... Stalker's Wife Anatoli Solonitsyn .... Writer Nikolai Grinko .... Scientist Natasha Abramova .... Martha, Stalker's daughter
Although ' Tarkovsky ' is better known for his ' Solaris ' film ( which incidentally he cited as his least favourite ) ' Stalker ' is a ... ...odyssey of three men ' Stalker ' , writer and scientist , who journey out into the desolate forbidden zone in search of a room, where supposedly ones prayers are answered. All in all a very overextended allegory on the difficulty of faith and the need for humility. It's nevertheless an highly acclaimed Russian film which is definitely worth a viewing. Of note also is the excellent soundtrack music by ' Eduard Artemiev ' Excellent DVD transfer with ...
zeroid 01.04.2005
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Andrey Tarkovsky entered school in Moscow in 1945 and nine years later enrolled at the ... more
State Institute of Cinematography. He displayed a remarkable talent with his first feature Ivan's Childhood in 1962 and he continued to astound for over twenty ye...
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Deep within the Zone, a bleak and devastated forbidden landscape, lies a mysterious room ... more
with the power to grant the deepest wishes of those strong enough to make the hazardous journey there. Desperate to reach it, a scientist and a writer approach the...
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