
The Steamroller and the Violin + Voyage in Time
Aug 16—Aug 19, 2025
Voyage in Time (1983)
Dirs. Tonino Guerra & Andrei Tarkovsky
65min, DCP
In Italian with English subtitles
The only documentary about Andrei Tarkovsky made with the great director’s participation, Voyage in Time was filmed with scriptwriter Tonino Guerra in Italy as the two men scout locations in preparation to make Nostalghia. The rarely screened film provides invaluable insights into Tarkovsky’s filmmaking philosophy, as well as his admiration for works by Robert Bresson, Jean Vigo, Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Sergei Parajanov, and Ingmar Bergman. A new 4K restoration has its US premiere in this screening.
The Steamroller and the Violin (1961)
Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
46min, digital
In Russian with English subtitles
When Sasha, a seven-year-old violin protégé, meets Sergei, a steamroller working in his neighborhood, he starts to open up from his strictly imposed routine of practice. Made as a thesis film for the VGIK Soviet film school, this early work by Andrei Tarkovsky captures the sadness and joy of childhood with the keen perception and visual imagination of a master in the making.
Dirs. Tonino Guerra & Andrei Tarkovsky
65min, DCP
In Italian with English subtitles
The only documentary about Andrei Tarkovsky made with the great director’s participation, Voyage in Time was filmed with scriptwriter Tonino Guerra in Italy as the two men scout locations in preparation to make Nostalghia. The rarely screened film provides invaluable insights into Tarkovsky’s filmmaking philosophy, as well as his admiration for works by Robert Bresson, Jean Vigo, Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Sergei Parajanov, and Ingmar Bergman. A new 4K restoration has its US premiere in this screening.
The Steamroller and the Violin (1961)
Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
46min, digital
In Russian with English subtitles
When Sasha, a seven-year-old violin protégé, meets Sergei, a steamroller working in his neighborhood, he starts to open up from his strictly imposed routine of practice. Made as a thesis film for the VGIK Soviet film school, this early work by Andrei Tarkovsky captures the sadness and joy of childhood with the keen perception and visual imagination of a master in the making.
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