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16/12/1966 Drama, History 3h 3m
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In much wisdom there is much grief.

Overview

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.

  1. Andrei Tarkovsky

    Director, Writer

  2. Andrei Konchalovsky

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Anatoliy Solonitsyn

    Andrei Rublev

  2. Ivan Lapikov

    Kirill

  3. Mykola Hrynko

    Daniil Chornyy

  4. Nikolai Sergeyev

    Theophanus the Greek

  5. Irma Raush

    God's Fool

  6. Nikolay Burlyaev

    Boriska

  7. Yuriy Nazarov

    Grand Duke / Minor Duke

  8. Yuriy Nikulin

    Patrikey

  9. Rolan Bykov

    Buffoon

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-08
Later canonised (in 1988!), this tells the story of the renowned Russian iconographist and fresco painter. His actual life, as you might expect from the early 15th century, is not well documented so Andrei Tarkovsky has, forgive the pun, a pretty blank canvas on which to draw us a portrait of the trials and tribulations of this inspired, misunderstood, suspected and troubled soul. It has an octuple, episodic, narrative that marries his own development as a man and an artist with the quite literally revolutionary goings on as his country is, frequently quite brutally, coming into some some semb...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Russian

Budget
$1,300,000.00

Revenue
$24,173.00

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