Andrey Tarkovsky, the genius of modern Russian cinema - hailed by Ingmar Bergman as "the most important director of our time" - died an exile in Paris in December 1986. In Sculpting in Time, he has left his artistic testament, a remarkable revelation of both his life and work. Since Ivan's Childhood won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1962, the visionary quality and totally original and haunting imagery of Tarkovsky's films have captivated serious movie audiences all over the world, who see in his work a continuation of the great literary traditions of nineteenth-century Russia. Many critics have tried to interpret his intensely personal vision, but he himself always remained inaccessible. In Sculpting in Time, Tarkovsky sets down his thoughts and his memories, revealing for the first time the original inspirations for his extraordinary films - Ivan's Childhood, Andrey Rublyov, Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker, Nostalgia, and The Sacrifice. He discusses their history and his methods of work, he explores the many problems of visual creativity, and he sets forth the deeply autobiographical content of part of his oeuvre - most fascinatingly in The Mirror and Nostalgia. The closing chapter on The Sacrifice, dictated in the last weeks of Tarkovsky's life, makes the book essential reading for those who already know or who are just discovering his magnificent work.
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"If Sculpting in Time could be distilled to a single message, it would be this: Content and conscience must come before technique - for any artist in any art form." Los Angeles Times Book Review
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
This extraordinary book is not just about filmmaking, it's about all art...about life, faith, inner exploration, and the Russian soul.
It contains exquisite poetry, mostly written by Tarkovsky's father, Arseny Tarkovsky, and detailed descriptions of the making of several of his films, as well as photos from them that show the eerie, mystical, and incredible beauty of his work.
It contains exquisite poetry, mostly written by Tarkovsky's father, Arseny Tarkovsky, and detailed descriptions of the making of several of his films, as well as photos from them that show the eerie, mystical, and incredible beauty of his work.
Tarkovsky is master of making us see the wonder of all creation in the most mundane subjects. He brings us one step closer in our journey toward the light through his art.
From page 43: "The allotted function of art is not, as is often assumed, to put across ideas, to propagate thoughts, to serve as an example. The aim of art is to prepare a person for death, to plough and harrow his soul, rendering it capable of turning to good".
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SCULPTING IN TIME, gives the reader an intimate invitation into the mind of filmmaker, Andrei Tarkovsky. In this single, slim volume, Tarkovsky gives penetrating insight into his conceptualization of cinema as an art form. Although he does not refer to all of his films, one finds detailed information concerning his approach to cinematic form and why his films are so different and affecting. Tarkovksy, speculates on the role of the artist in today's world. He points the direction that others who may want to enter into the cinematic arts should go. Most importantly, one gets an engrossing look at the aspects of the cinema that define it as an artform outside of literature, painting, and the theatre. It is a profound book and one that you will find yourself re-reading again and again. It is to be cherished.
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By A. Agranat
Tarkovsky, like Bresson, was privileged a rare clarity of thought about his cinematic tools, as if they were as solid and tangible as a pair of pliers. He wrote them down in this short book, and it stands there proud and bigger than the pages which hold it. When it comes to observing and creating visual arts, I swear by this book. We are privileged to have this.
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Interesting Book
This book plays out very much like Tarkovsky's films a bit long winded, and overlong, BUT the man's mind and films are so unique, interesting and visually stunning that your are... Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2009 by Travis Lawrence-watson
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Cinema as a true art form
As a amateur experimental film maker I found this book to be inspirational and an insight into one of the cinemas greatest artists. Read more
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Genius
Tarkovsky is a genius. Anyone interested in film of any kind should read this book. Utterly inspirational. Truth Spirituality, artistically expressed through film.
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