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In Reply to: Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice" posted by sjb on April 23, 2007 at 20:52:12:

This was the film that introduced me to Tarkovsky, about 10 years ago. I was already a Bergman fan, so appreciated it because (as I understand) it was also filmed on Faro Island where many of my favorite Bergmans were made in the 60s....Persona, Through a Glass Darkly, and The Passion of Anna. Since you liked the setting and cinematography, maybe check out these films.
The last time I saw The Sacrifice something about the house burning at the end struck me as uneven with the rest of the film. Not sure why. I agree, you don't seem to get as close to the characters as in Solaris or Wild Strawberries. I still like it a lot though.
You might check out Tarkovsky's The Mirror too. I just saw it for the first time last week, and it's beautiful.
Rod

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Re: Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice" - sjb 11:30:43 04/24/07 (1)
I felt the house burning scene had a similar feel to the beginning of the film and that it was the middle which seemed uneven (in relation to the beginning and the end).
It could be that the end felt strange because it's almost like it went from slow motion to real time in the sense that they were suddenly in a different reality from the impending nuclear doom that preceded it.
I have some Bergman films on my Netflix list (Seventh Seal should arrive tomorrow) and Andrei Rublev and The Mirror are on the list as well.

Don't piss on my shoe and tell me it's raining.
- Re: Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice" - Rod H. 14:10:45 04/24/07 (0)
  I just saw Rublev a couple weeks ago. It was fascinating, but very long. You need to be dedicated to staying with it...but it's worth it. Mirror was more immediately enjoyable to me aesthetically, but I woudn't dare say I got it all first viewing!
  Rod
The Mirror gets better as you untangle it with mutlitple viewings. Now, when the hell - tinear 09:27:58 04/24/07 (5)
is Stalker coming to Netflix?!
- I hope never - Victor Khomenko 11:39:35 04/24/07 (4)
  If my life depended on it, I would not be able to finish the Stalker.
  Mirror is different, and there a bit of familiarity with the Russian history is a must, some sense of the culture too. You can't just dump it on an average American viewer and expect good response. The film generated extremely heated debates when released in Russia.
  - Why the obvious dislike for Stalker? I've read a lot of good things about it? nt - tinear 04:34:28 04/25/07 (2)
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    - I don't know, it just doesn't grab me - Victor Khomenko 06:24:06 04/25/07 (1)
      Perhaps it is dated, much like the Eyes Wide Shut was?
      - Eyes Wide Shut had many more problems than just "dating!" nt - tinear 10:05:45 04/25/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: I don't know, it just doesn't grab me posted by Victor Khomenko on April 25, 2007 at 06:24:06:
        
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  - Stalker - Rod H. 14:19:31 04/24/07 (0)
    Our local video store got in Stalker a while back. It was my least favorite.
    Ironically, my wife who can't stay awake through Solaris liked it!
    Rod

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