Rotten
Since there always seems to be more going on in the head of the film's director than in the head of the man playing Andrei, the system did not work for me.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Andrei Rublev
In much wisdom there is much grief.
1966 · 3h 3m · R
Drama, History
Directed by
Andrei Tarkovsky
Overview
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
Director and cast
- Andrei Tarkovsky Director
- Anatoliy Solonitsyn as Andrej Rubljow
- Ivan Lapikov as Kirill
- Mykola Hrynko as Danil Chorny
- Rolan Bykov as Der Narr
- Nikolai Sergeyev as Theophanus the Greek
- Irma Raush as God's Fool
- Bolot Bejshenaliyev as Tatar Khan
- Nikolay Burlyaev Cast
- Yuriy Nazarov Cast
- Yuriy Nikulin Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Stuns with the sort of unexpected poetic explosions we've come to expect from Tarkovsky.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Rublev was a minor icon-painter of the early 1400s. Tarkovsky re-imagines him as a Christ-like cypher for the sufferings of a divided Russia under the Tartar invaders.
Time Out
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