Thu July 9, 2015
The Steamroller and the Violin (Andrei Tarkovsky, USSR, 1961)
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A frail young violinist and a gruff steamroller operator strike up an unlikely friendship in Tarkovsky’s skillful diploma film from the Soviet film academy, VGIK. A student film in name only, The Steamroller and the Violin holds the seeds of Tarkovsky’s future career, both in its theme of artistic survival and, more importantly, in its credits: it was here that Tarkovsky met his future cameraman and composer. It was cowritten with Andrei Konchalovsky, who would himself become a great Soviet filmmaker.
• Written by Tarkovsky and Andrei Konchalovsky from a story by S. Bakhmetyeva. Photographed by Vadim Yusov. With Igor Fomchenko, Vladimir Zamanskiy, Marina Adzhubei. (46 mins, In Russian with English subtitles, B&W, DVD, From Facets)
Followed By:
Voyage in Time (Italy, 1983)
Two great artists unite in this visual diary of Tarkovsky and screenwriter Tonino Guerra’s travels across Lecce, Tuscany, and the Amalfi Coast while location scouting for Nostalghia (screening 7.18.15).
(62 mins, In Italian and Russian with English subtitles, Color, DVD, From Facets)
Total running time: 108 mins
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• Written by Tarkovsky and Andrei Konchalovsky from a story by S. Bakhmetyeva. Photographed by Vadim Yusov. With Igor Fomchenko, Vladimir Zamanskiy, Marina Adzhubei. (46 mins, In Russian with English subtitles, B&W, DVD, From Facets)
Followed By:
Voyage in Time (Italy, 1983)
Two great artists unite in this visual diary of Tarkovsky and screenwriter Tonino Guerra’s travels across Lecce, Tuscany, and the Amalfi Coast while location scouting for Nostalghia (screening 7.18.15).
(62 mins, In Italian and Russian with English subtitles, Color, DVD, From Facets)
Total running time: 108 mins
A frail young violinist and a gruff steamroller operator strike up an unlikely friendship in Tarkovsky’s skillful diploma film from the Soviet film academy, VGIK. A student film in name only, The Steamroller and the Violin holds the seeds of Tarkovsky’s future career, both in its theme of artistic survival and, more importantly, in its credits: it was here that Tarkovsky met his future cameraman and composer. It was cowritten with Andrei Konchalovsky, who would himself become a great Soviet filmmaker.
• Written by Tarkovsky and Andrei Konchalovsky from a story by S. Bakhmetyeva. Photographed by Vadim Yusov. With Igor Fomchenko, Vladimir Zamanskiy, Marina Adzhubei. (46 mins, In Russian with English subtitles, B&W, DVD, From Facets)
Followed By:
Voyage in Time (Italy, 1983)
Two great artists unite in this visual diary of Tarkovsky and screenwriter Tonino Guerra’s travels across Lecce, Tuscany, and the Amalfi Coast while location scouting for Nostalghia (screening 7.18.15).
(62 mins, In Italian and Russian with English subtitles, Color, DVD, From Facets)
Total running time: 108 mins
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• Written by Tarkovsky and Andrei Konchalovsky from a story by S. Bakhmetyeva. Photographed by Vadim Yusov. With Igor Fomchenko, Vladimir Zamanskiy, Marina Adzhubei. (46 mins, In Russian with English subtitles, B&W, DVD, From Facets)
Followed By:
Voyage in Time (Italy, 1983)
Two great artists unite in this visual diary of Tarkovsky and screenwriter Tonino Guerra’s travels across Lecce, Tuscany, and the Amalfi Coast while location scouting for Nostalghia (screening 7.18.15).
(62 mins, In Italian and Russian with English subtitles, Color, DVD, From Facets)
Total running time: 108 mins
show less
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PFA Theater
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
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