
Mirror(1975)
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.


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.

Oleg Yankovskiy
Andrei Gorchakov

Erland Josephson
Domenico

Domiziana Giordano
Eugenia

Patrizia Terreno
Andrei's Wife

Laura De Marchi
Chambermaid

Delia Boccardo
Domenico's Wife

Milena Vukotić
Civil Servant

Raffaele Di Mario
Rate Furlan

Livio Galassi
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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