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Nostalgia

Nostalgia

19837.82h 4m

Overview

Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Written by Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra
Produced by Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Box OfficeBudget: $875KRevenue: $312K

Top Cast

Oleg Yankovskiy

Oleg Yankovskiy

Andrei Gorchakov

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Domenico

Domiziana Giordano

Domiziana Giordano

Eugenia

Patrizia Terreno

Patrizia Terreno

Andrei's Wife

Laura De Marchi

Laura De Marchi

Chambermaid

Delia Boccardo

Delia Boccardo

Domenico's Wife

Milena Vukotić

Milena Vukotić

Civil Servant

Raffaele Di Mario

Raffaele Di Mario

R

Rate Furlan

Livio Galassi

Livio Galassi

Themes & Keywords

dreamsitalycrisismemorymadnessimmolation

About Nostalgia

Nostalgia is a drama, romance film released in 1983 exploring themes of dreams, italy, crisis, memory, madness, immolation. Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, it stars Oleg Yankovskiy, Erland Josephson, Domiziana Giordano. Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.

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