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Nostalghia
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Nostalghia (released as Nostalgia in the United Kingdom) is a 1983 drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano and Erland Josephson. Tarkovsky co-wrote the screenplay with Tonino Guerra.
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7.8Russian 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.
Cast
- Oleg Yankovskiy as Andrei Gorchakov
- Erland Josephson as Domenico
- Domiziana Giordano as Eugenia
- Patrizia Terreno as Andrei's Wife
- Laura De Marchi as Chambermaid
- Delia Boccardo as Domenico's Wife
Themes
- dreams
- italy
- crisis
- memory
- madness
- immolation
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Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
32,844 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
74/100
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Nostalghia
- Film.image
- Nostalghia_1983_Italian_poster.jpeg
- Film.caption
- Italian theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Film.writer
- Tonino GuerraAndrei Tarkovsky
- Film.producer
- Manolo Bolognini Renzo Rossellini Daniel Toscan du Plantier
- Film.starring
- Oleg YankovskyErland JosephsonDomiziana GiordanoPatrizia TerrenoLaura MarchiDelia BoccardoMilena Vukotic
- Film.cinematography
- Giuseppe Lanci
- Film.distributor
- Gaumont Italia (Italy)
- Film.runtime
- 125 minutes
- Film.budget
- £500,000
- Film.gross
- $323,811
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Original language
- Russian
- Main subject
- emigration
- Director
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Screenwriter
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast member
- Maria Cumani Quasimodo
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Producer
- Daniel Toscan du Plantier
- Cinematographer
- Giuseppe Lanci
- Narrative location
- Bagno Vignoni
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 334429
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- executive producer
- Renzo Rossellini
- production designer
- Andrea Crisanti
- title
- Nostalghia
- set in period
- 20th century
- review score
- 88%
- capital cost
- 500000
- publication date
- 1987-05-00
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Casting
- Locations
- Style
- Music
- Reception and legacy
- Notes
- References
- External links
Nostalghia (released as Nostalgia in the United Kingdom) is a 1983 drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano and Erland Josephson. Tarkovsky co-wrote the screenplay with Tonino Guerra.
The film depicts a Russian writer (Oleg Yankovsky) who visits Italy to carry out research about an 18th-century Russian composer, but is stricken by homesickness. The film utilizes autobiographical elements drawn from Tarkovsky's own experiences visiting Italy, and explores themes surrounding the untranslatability of art and culture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nostalghia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.