Tarkovsky Screening at Anthology Film Archives

why is Stalker one of my favorite films? i guess it's because it works for me as a haunting, mystical science-fiction story, and it also works on a philosophical level. even if you don't dig the philosophy, the aesthetics alone are stunning - i love the idea of a 'Zone' and this future where everything is broken and destroyed, and physical transformations occur, spatial geometry is twisted, etc. the novel it's based on, 'roadside picnic', is a lot different - more down to earth and gritty, but still very fun.

what is ppl's fave critical pieces on The Mirror, esp for understanding the real Russian stuff?

Art cinema near me is showing all his films this month. I’ve seen them a lot, but never on the big screen, so willl probably go through. Not sure if I’ll see them all or not, though. I only watched Nostalghia and the Sacrifice once, I think, and was kind of lukewarm on them.

you gotta see Solaris

especially if it’s in 70mm “Sovscope”

Yeah - a couple of them (nostalghia and sacrifice) say theyre 4k restoration, but I dunno quite what that means. Either way, I haven’t seen them at the cinema, so will probably try to go.

They’ve both had new 4K scans and grades under the supervision of the cinematographer - Kino put them out as UHDs recently.

Been really enjoying the season. I know all the films pretty well, but it’s good to see them in a cinema. Was Stalker tonight, and it was the busiest so far - even then about 2/3 full, which is surprising to me.