Tarkovsky's Last Fate Ritual

Nadia 2022-03-26 09:01:13

This is Tarkovsky's last life ritual. All the compositions, scenes, characters, language and silence are part of Tarkovsky's spiritual picture and a link in Tarkovsky's private grand spiritual world. . A barren island, each alone, the fear of the judgment day, the state of their lives before the end of the world, the simple pictures and long shots, the editing of the psychological image pictures and the monologues of the characters facing the camera and the viewer, create a The real sense of destiny ritual before the end of mankind. However, it is the human beings themselves who are responsible for the end times. But in any case, Tarkovsky still gave his answer at the end, child, sapling, he is still willing to believe in life, willing to water the tree of life of hope and humanity in the collapsed despair.

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The Sacrifice quotes

  • [first lines]

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    Alexander: Come here and give me a hand, my boy.

  • [last lines]

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    Gossen: In the beginning was the Word. Why is that, Papa?