The Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov, accompanied by guide and translator Eugenia, is traveling through Italy researching the life of an 18th-century Russian composer. In an ancient spa town, he meets the lunatic Domenico, who years earlier had imprisoned his own family in his house for seven years to save them from the evils of the world. Seeing some deep truth in Domenico's act, Andrei becomes drawn to him. In a series of dreams, the poet's nostalgia for his homeland and his longing for his wife, his ambivalent feelings for Eugenia and Italy, and his sense of kinship with Domenico become intertwined.
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Oleg Yankovskiy | Andrei Gorchakov |
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Erland Josephson | Domenico |
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Domiziana Giordano | Eugenia |
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Patrizia Terreno | Andrei's Wife |
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Laura De Marchi | Chambermaid |
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Delia Boccardo | Domenico's Wife |
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Milena Vukotic | Civil Servant |
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Raffaele Di Mario | |
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Rate Furlan | |
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Livio Galassi | |
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Elena Magoia | |
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Piero Vida | |
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Alberto Canepa | Farmer |
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Omero Capanna | Burning Man |
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Vittorio Mezzogiorno |
Director | Andrei Tarkovsky |
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Writer | Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra | |
Producer | Manolo Bolognini, Renzo Rossellini, Daniel Toscan du Plantier | |
Photography | Giuseppe Lanci |
Quantity | 1 |
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Seen | |
Added Date | Apr 06, 2019 17:34:23 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:56 |
Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
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Audio Tracks | SUB [English] |
Distributor | Kino Lorber |
Edition Release Date | Jan 21, 2014 |
Bought with a gift card from Gail. 4/6/19