An Interview with Andrei Tarkovsky

Andrei Tarkovsky: Interviews

【Editor's Recommendation】
★The first Chinese translation of Andrei Tarkovsky’s interview collection, a standard reading material for “Nostalgia”, “Solaris” and “Carving Time”, featuring a selection of twenty-two important interviews.
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★He is an unparalleled miracle in the history of film, a mysterious exiled poet, and has been highly praised by great names such as Bergman and Kurosawa.
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★Arrogant, venomous, and sincere; directly addresses hot social issues - freedom, women, desire, love, politics, money, and mass entertainment; provides a perspective on the living conditions of contemporary people, and lashes out at utilitarianism and spiritual poverty.
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★ “I’m a banned director, which arouses the audience’s curiosity.”
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★Twenty-two master film classes, teaching Ta's film aesthetics, outlining Lao Ta's creative ideas and directorial path.
Listen to Lao Ta's personal analysis of the films: "Nostalgia," a simple love story; "Andrei Rublev," which was disqualified from the Cannes Film Festival; and "Solaris," which was once stopped by Lem...
Learn filmmaking from Lao Ta: Films touch upon the passage of time, and art carries religious meaning; films must use simple language, remain grounded in reality, treat the audience like fools, avoid posturing, or become obsessed with money; don't dwell on the meaning of a film while watching it, or you'll ruin it...
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★Twenty-two lists of Lao Ta’s books and videos, with a free collection of Ta’s sharp tongue.
Kurosawa, Antonioni, Bergman, Buñuel, Dovrenko, Fellini; Shakespeare, Dostoyevsky, Hesse, Hemingway, Lem, Gogol; Bach, Beethoven, Wagner...
Reporter: "People who like your movies are also fans of Spielberg's science fiction."
Lao Ta: "You have no idea what you are talking about. Spielberg, Tarkovsky... these are all the same to you. Totally wrong!" "Pop art is neither fish nor fowl."
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★Twenty-two long shots of Ta, watching Lao Ta carving time on the spot.
Childhood arguments with his parents, dreams of war, a wife being called a "witch," the resentment of being forced into exile; the pursuit of spirituality and faith, the disdain for fame and fortune, the critique of the entertainment-to-death lifestyle, and controversial views on women and love...
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★Twenty-two face-to-face conversations, marking the time of Lao Ta’s movies: poetry, faith and freedom.
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★The binding is carefully created by Zhou Weiwei, a well-known designer who has repeatedly won the honor of "China's Most Beautiful Book". It is inspired by medieval manuscripts and selects quotes from Tarkovsky. The cover is made of hand-crumpled paper, giving people a retro experience and a gentle touch.
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【Content Introduction】
This collection of interviews compiles twenty-two important interviews with Tarkovsky, spanning over two decades and covering every aspect of this film poet's life: from childhood to war, from family to love, from career success to forced exile, from the early years of his fame to the end of his life. In these interviews, Tarkovsky freely shares his unique analysis of film and time; his profound reflections on aesthetics; his dedication to creation and faith; his disdain for popular art; his complex attitude towards the public; his sharp views on politics, freedom, fame, wealth, life and death; and his disturbing, even uncomfortable, remarks on women's issues. These interviews, like long black-and-white footage, record his awkwardness and ease, his humor and bitterness, his indifference and arrogance, and sculpt his film life and poetic moments.

2023-09-16

南京大学出版社

Nanjing University Press·Watchman

388

9787305270499