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Andrei Tarkowski, Russia

Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director. His films include Ivan's Childhood (1962), Andrei Rublev (1966), Solaris (1972), Mirror (1975), and Stalker (1979). He directed the first five of his seven feature films in the Soviet Union. His last two films, Nostalghia (1983) and The Sacrifice (1986), were producted in Italy and Sweden, respectively. His work is characterized by long takes, unconventional dramatic structure, d…