One of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Andrei Tarkovsky created a body of beguiling, mysterious works that are considered some of the finest achievements in cinema history. This series gathers together all his feature films, including his rarely screened Voyage in Time, a documentary he made about the making of Nostalghia, in a new 4K restoration having its US premiere in this program.
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FilmIvan’s Childhood
Aug 15—Aug 18, 2025
Ivan’s Childhood
Aug 15—Aug 18, 2025Andrei Tarkovsky’s debut feature, a poetic journey through the shards and shadows of one boy’s war-ravaged youth, remains one of the most jarring and unforgettable depictions of the impact of war on children. -
FilmStalker
Aug 15—Aug 21, 2025
Stalker
Aug 15—Aug 21, 2025One of the most immersive and rarefied experiences in the history of cinema, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker embarks on a metaphysical journey through an enigmatic post-apocalyptic landscape. -
FilmThe Sacrifice
Aug 16—Aug 19, 2025
The Sacrifice
Aug 16—Aug 19, 2025Andrei Tarkovsky's final masterpiece, a haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation, is a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion. -
FilmThe Steamroller and the Violin + Voyage in Time
Aug 16—Aug 19, 2025
The Steamroller and the Violin + Voyage in Time
Aug 16—Aug 19, 2025This pairing of rarely screened films represents Andrei Tarkovsky’s alpha and omega: a student film reveals the work of a master in the making, and a late documentary illuminates his philosophy and passions. -
FilmSolaris
Aug 16—Aug 17, 2025
Solaris
Aug 16—Aug 17, 2025Andrei Tarkovsky’s consciousness-bending landmark of philosophical science fiction follows a psychologist dispatched to a space station, only to confront a ghost from his past. -
FilmMirror
Aug 17—Aug 21, 2025
Mirror
Aug 17—Aug 21, 2025A senses-ravishing odyssey through the halls of time and memory, Andrei Tarkovsky’s sublime reflection on 20th-century Russian history is a richly textured collage of varying film stocks and newsreel footage. -
FilmAndrei Rublev
Aug 17—Aug 20, 2025
Andrei Rublev
Aug 17—Aug 20, 2025In his towering, episodic second feature, Tarkovsky traces the renowned icon painter Andrei Rublev through the harsh realities of 15th-century Russian life, conjuring the otherworldly atmosphere of the age. -
FilmNostalghia
Aug 18—Aug 20, 2025
Nostalghia
Aug 18—Aug 20, 2025Tarkovsky’s story of a Russian researcher who becomes obsessed with his translator’s beauty and a wanderer’s ramblings, is a mystical and mysterious collision of East and West.
