What's your favorite Tarkovsky film? And why? Let me know below! :)

As a veteran teacher of film and television, I do not say this lightly - excellent work.

I cried. This is definitely something that I need right now as I lost my passion on what I enjoy the most: mathematics, making music, reading, writing, everything. I didn't know how it just went away from me, and I pray everyday that tomorrow will be better and I will be free from this unknown sadness that haunts me. I really want to do something that gives my life meaning again, but it's just too hard. Too hard that I can't breathe properly when I tried to get up. Is this something that Andrei Rublev felt back then? Oh crap, sorry for that rambling haha. Anyway, thank you, LSOO. I love you. Keep making good contents to inspire people to do something good.

This is the best media I've ever seen regarding Tarkovsky. You were able to capture the essence of his art and distill it in a lucid way without over-analyzing it. It was like watching Tarkovsky breaking down Tarkovsky's work. Amazing. The Mirror is my personal fave- it makes me wish I could speak Russian so I didn't have to take my eyes off the gorgeous visuals to read. Mind you, all his work is like that...

"But there has to be more." That scene has always made me weep. From the first time I saw it until this very viewing.

Instant like for Andrei Tarkovsky.

Stalker is probably one of my favorite Tarkovsky 's movies. When we were young, starting to study cinema, we had the opportunity to meet the maestro in a beautiful cliff near Napoli. He was astonished by the beauty of the sea and the prospective. He called it "the vertical sea". Thank you for your video, forgive my poor English and greetings from Athens, Greece.

Your channel is art.

My dad showed me Stalker one day, we watched it together in the dim of evening. It was a striking movie, a visual and atmospheric feast for the senses, and it said so much with so little. My dad was very quiet too, usually he makes snarky comments on the movies we watch. There's something about that raw, emotional essence of Tarkovsky's movies that made it seem almost poetic. I won't forget Stalker or Solaris easily.

there hasnt been a better timing for a tarkovsky analysis im just starting to get into the heritage of my ancestors - russian art - literature, music and of course movies. thank you for contributing to this journey

Tarkovsky has been my favourite director, since I watched few of his movies and read one of his books, when I was a teenager. But this video reminded me even an earlier memory of mine. My first experience in a movie theater when I was 3 years old. As a curious child, I reached the curtain the movie was projected, believing there is a world behind it. To my suprise, there was only a wall. Remembering this sweet memory keeps me in touch with my childhood innocence. Thank you for this.

Never has a suggested you tube video cause me such introspection and self doubt. I can't explain how joyous and deeply lost I feel at the same time. Your words sir that is the art that touches one's heart. If their is a loving creator may he let your voice reach us all.

It's good that more and more KZfaqrs are now covering Andrei Tarkovsky too. Bcoz I think we can all agree that there is enough 'The Dark Knight' video essays on this platform already. Video Essayists should give limelight to other films and directors that are not covered before. And that is precisely one of many reasons why I love your channel. You have covered so many different films and directors. I absolutely love it. Please keep up the good work. 👍

I'm reading Sculpting in Time at the moment. His films just touch something deep down in me

Feel like crying every time I watch this analysis. The music ,the words and the images flow together beautifully. A piece of art to describe a lifetime of artistry. Georgous. Thank you and congratulations

Your videos always make me fell as though I transcend the human condition and gain an understanding that i miss in my daily life. Always overcome me with emotion for reasons I don't know. I love this channel, your videos make me feel whole.

This channel always dishes out quality content.

“What is art? (...) Like a declaration of love: the consciousness of our dependence on each other. A confession. An unconscious act that none the less reflects the true meaning of life-love and sacrifice.” - Andrei Tarkovsky

There’s something about this video. It is very close to my heart, I feel teary, pardon my sickness for being too emotional. But this is something I watch to comfort myself at rough times. Thankyou. This is what art does to us.

Andrei Rublev has to be my personal favorite. The film is such a masterpiece of cinematic iconography. War, faith, truth, lies, all in a time where everyone is miserable, old, sick, stupid, violent, weak, scared, prideful. I think the film represents the world, the truth of Christ. The bell scene, the pillaging, the silence, the fear, all come down to one thing: the love of God in a world run by devils. In a way, all of Tarkovsky’s films are about faith, memory, and sacrifice. Russian Orthodox have a word transliterated as podvig. I think this sums up Tarkovsky’s characters perfectly. His characters are the most realistic for me because everything is happening internally. In Rublev, after all the chaos you are left with the expression of the faces. In that sense, Tarkovsky sees people as witnesses of the world. We may not know how to react, in fact Tarkovsky’s characters don’t seem to react very much, but we only know how they feel: the despair, the desperation, the confusion, the anger, the love, the relief. I think Rublev is where Tarkovsky mastered his craft to the highest potential. Why? Because it had more to do with the personal as the universal. The world in Rublev is almost foreign. And I think that’s where he became most free to invest his truest take on how he sees himself as an artist, as a human being, placed into the context of the world at large. It is the truest exploration of Man’s essence, which must be spiritual. I’m not saying his other films are “worse” than Rublev. His last 3 films are about men who are dealing with a world they are or will no longer be a part of, and so all that’s left is love, sacrifice. But Rublev delves even further than apocalypse/post-apocalypse. It concerns the apocalypse of the soul itself. This is why it is a truly Christian outlook, from an Orthodox perspective. That the death of the world is no different than the death of the spirit. Rublev is the only one of his films that deals with these simultaneously, rather than separately. It reveals the connection between the sacrifice of Christ with our sacrifice. The connection can only be, and must be, love. I would go as far as to say it is the greatest film of all time.

This video made me slow down and take it all in. Im in the U.S and are not movie buff and have never heard about this director. But at least for me I "felt" this video more than I "watched"it(hope I don't sound too weird). My heart rate dropped and I was mesmerized by his words. I would read them the first time and then rewind it and feel them. I felt like I understood them better that way. Your videos are always great but this one (maybe due to how it starts with the still images) primed me for something else. I'm gonna sit on it for a while and see if I'm taking it all in or if I'm just thinking too hard. Alot of words to say thank you for all that you do! And for sharing something more personal than normal.!

i'm really out here almost crying over a video essay... thank you so much for the dedication you put in all of your videos

Whenever I am feeling down or out of touch with the chaos of life, I come to this video. And it touches and moves me every time. I don’t normally comment but had to commend you on your work, doing such an incredible job discussing a filmmaker whose art I hold so dear. You did an excellent job and by extension have added to the art and my appreciation of it

Finally... Stalker is my favorite, I see it as a meta approach to Tarkovski's role as a filmmaker and artist. Like the stalker, Tarkovski guides the scientist (our reason) and the writer (our intellect) trough the zone (his films) in order to find the room (our hearts) and see the truth of our spirit... Beautiful as always, thanx!!!

"A man can only see as far as he himself has gone" -- thank you, LSOO, for diving into your own depths so that we can learn from such wondrous explorations as these. Timely, too, for I believe we must understand this felt language of art and the spirit if we are to move forward both as individuals and as our collective. Much love!

I feel weirdly proud of you for this video, lol. This is seriously an impressive piece of work, artistic and philosophical in its own right. You captured the beauty, wonder and reverence of his films so perfectly. Tarkovsky has been my favorite director for a long time and I'm really grateful to have this new resource to return to when I want to explore his work more deeply.

This video is so moving. I've never quite experienced why I love and strive for feeling when watching films so directly and so clearly before. It's been an affirmation

Tarkovsky: a slow pan from the gritty to the sublime, just like life. Beautiful take here.

Honesty, I've only seen Stalker, Solaris and The Sacrifice, all once, but each left their own indelible mark on me in such profound ways. Tarkovsky's approach to cinema was truly vital and loved that he respected the viewer to come to their own understanding of his films.

this came at the perfect time for me as well.

I’m so happy more and more people are beginning to recognize Tarkovskys work. One of the greats.

Beautiful analysis. I’m crying. I’m a grown man. Thank you for this.

This was a wonderful tribute to perhaps the greatest filmmaker of all time. As a lover of Tarkovsky, every frame of this video tugged at my heartstrings. This is the kind of content streaming platforms were made for. I applaud you, sir, and will share this far and wide.

I felt it, my eyes gathered tears.

Ingmar Bergman had never HEARD of him when he saw some scenes from Andrei Rublev being screened at the studio for the translators. Not understanding a word he knew at once "This director has accomplished what I hae struggled all my life to achieve.".

In the past my life was so awful and cruel that I would dream of a brighter future. In the present I dream of the past because its the thing in my life that doesn't get worse everyday...............

Sir Tarkovsky's "Solaris" is probably my absolute FAVORITE of his work! There's something so... profound and truly beautiful about that film, underneath the jaw-dropping gorgeous visuals. The themes/ideas the man behind the camera tackles are BEYOND fascinating and certainly... timeless, hence why I LOVE him so! ^^

This is poetry. Thank you! The quote at the end reminds me of a quote by John Granger where he said that the aim of stories is not entertainment, but our edification. It's always stuck with me.

Probably the greatest video on KZfaq...

Thank you for this beautiful and profound tribute to the greatest film director of all time. Since I discovered Tarkovsky I have studied and searched for a director with a comparable vision and have found none.

One of the best channels hands down. Well done!

If you ever doubt that you are doing an important work in the world, may that doubt be stricken from you forever. You are possibly the most important channel about film on KZfaq and are doing a profound work. Thank you so much for the hard work, thought, reflection and depth you put into these videos. May it be blessed and abundantly rewarded. - Monique

I finished my first viewing an hr ago, and have re watched the conclusion (19.40 onward) at least a 100 times now.. So beautifully edited and narrated... created!! Art from a true artist... Thank you..

Fantastic essay. I love the poem in Stalker 'Now summer has gone', that poem and the movie Stalker helped me come out of a very dark place, finding meaning where i before found none. Thank you for making this essay, i'm very thankful for you doing and sharing this, it's a very beautiful video and edit. Cheers from Sweden! :)

This is my favourite project you've done. It's hard to express the range of emotions I felt watching this. Thank you for all you do. Every video you make is a treasure.

This video style reminds me a lot of Tarkovsky's documentary film, "Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer (2019)", the polaroids photo, quoting sentences, and poetic thoughts. A great video to introduce Tarvosky's work.

I knew Tarkovsky and understood him well as an artist even though we didn’t share any spoken languages. I was a visiting student working with my mentor Sven Nykvist during filming of “The Sacrifice” and during rare breaks we sat at a table in the corridor outside the studio in Filmhuset. As an undergrad I had been a projectionist at the Pacific Film Archive and had run many of his films for classes at Berkeley so although I was a painting major at the time he was pleased I knew his films and invited me to film them at work. When we met he nicknamed me “Stranger in Paradise” (an American in Sweden). I had learned Swedish in order to study at the film school in Stockholm and thru his interpreter he encouraged me to go visit The Hermitage in (then) Leningrad. I think about him often in my own studio as I clear my head from my day job as a visual effects artist. Those film makers are artists on another level.

Wonderful video essay. Tarkovsky is a favorite director of mine and "Sculpting in Time" somehow said everything I feel about art but haven't been able to say. I always knew when people talked about why some films are great and others aren't, that there was a quality they were ignoring. The awakening of the soul is always there in my favorite works of cinema.

This was astonishingly lovely. I wrote my doctoral dissertation on Tarkovsky but haven’t watched most of his films in years. (Andrei Rublev and Stalker, my favorites, being the exceptions). Now I feel compelled to revisit all of them. Thank you for this wonderful piece of commentary.

Your work is some of the best on all of KZfaq.

This is the best content I’ve ever seen on Tarkovski’s work thank you for this

You really nailed it by saying that Tarkovsky's films aren't meant to be intelectually dissected, but rather just to be felt. That's exactly what happened to me the only two times I ever watched anything he's done (I've only seen The Mirror and The Sacrifice). I loved The Sacrifice from the very start but I didn't really understand The Mirror, to be honest. As soon as it finished the first thing I thought to myself was "uh, I guess I'm too dumb to get this". And yet I could never dismiss it as a "bad film", because I was still left with a really strong emotional impression. I could never write down the feelings I had into words, but maybe that was the point? I guess I'll watch more of his stuff. On a sidenote, I don't think there's any other director who can make burning houses look this beautiful.

Thank you for such observation of such a great director, Andrey Tarkovsky. It is really personal for me, because he was growing near the place where I live. Thanks from Moscow. And he is such a treasure for the whole world of cinematography.

Absolute BEAUTY...THANK YOU KIND SIR!!!

Andrei has been as much my fav as anyone can be for a decent long while now, really put the medium to good and unique use

i nearly always end up teary after a LSOO video. thank you for the art - the purpose of art.

My local theatre screened all of Tarkovsky’s film throughout the whole month of December and i decided to watch all of them for the first time. I must say I know understand why Tarkovsky is one of the best. To be honest it wasn’t an easy journey, and I do have to rewatch them since I slept in some of them (not of boredom). All of this to say, your video essay is one of the greatest I’ve seen and it really made it feel like a full circle moment after my experience with Tarkovsky ‘s cinematography. Thank you for doing an excellent analysis and looking forward to discover more videos in your channel 🤎.

It was for essays like this, that essays were created. Magnificent!

Best explanation for art I think I’ve ever heard/seen. Well done.

I don't want to go back to real world after watching your videos. Your videos are truly art. Thank you for making this world little better by making these videos.

My favourite is Solaris. If you find yourself twiddling your thumbs after 15 minutes then its probably not for you. If you find yourself glued to the screen then you know how I feel about this film.

I am speechless. It's so great that you have taken a Russian regiesseur, maybe it will broaden people's perception of the Russian culture a bit more. The background music makes all the words so much impactful.

I've never thought that i will see such video and such comments on the youtube. That's unbelievable. Thank you for this video. It is very deep and it finds great reflection in me (and many others as i can see). I watch the Stalker over and over again, partly or fully. This film gives me calmdown, meditaion, inspiration and feeling that i am truly understood and i am not alone in this world. Sometimes i found myself acting like a stalker my life. Maybe we all are stalkers here in this world, somebody more somebody less. Also i love that you can stop the film at any moment and you wil see the amazing shot, a picture, a piece of art.

Welp, I cried. Well done.

Tarkovsky, one of the greats along with Bergman.

my most emphatic and highest possible praise for this beautiful piece of art in its own right. your editing and commenting are a true critical justice paid in hommage to this immense artist that always upholds our very souls throughout these protracted troubled times. Congratulations again and again and many most heartfelt thanks for this most marvellous effort. God bless you a hundredfold for what you gave.

Stalker is a absolute masterpiece. Seen it yesterday again and it wont go out of my head. Andrei Tarkovsky was a genius and Stalker is a absolutely unique experience. Soon I will watch it again.. and again and again.. hopefully, when I someday have a son, he too will be interested in this beautiful art. Stalker is a state of mind.

This was exceptionally brilliant. I felt I was much more able to follow your train of thought with the addition of the text. This whole channel feels like a miracle, something I could only dream of accomplishing in a different body with a lighter soul. Thank you so much.

Watching this on his birthday. Thank you for this video, LSOO. You're an incredible being. He would be pleasantly honored.

Moved me to tears. Beautiful video. Thank you. 💚

Not many KZfaq videos make me shed tears. I'm thankful for your content.

You made me almost cry. Thank you, this video is simply beautiful.

i love him so much. i think so far zerkalo / mirror is my favorite, and it's also the first of his films i ever saw. he's one of the most emotionally moving directors of all time to me, though i can't really explain why bc i'm neither eloquent nor well-versed enough when it comes to cinema. you definitely came closer to putting it into words though. this video is so beautiful.

The way I felt while watching this... I don't think I've ever felt that way before. Thank you

It is absolutely true that your channel is art, and your analysis and commentary refreshingly brilliant. We are fortunate to have you in such proximity. What a privilege to be introduced to such films by way of your channel, films that I might never have otherwise encountered.

I watched your Praying through Cinema this evening. The pacing, editing, choices, reflective insights: what a gift. Your artistry inhabits a masterful ability that is modest and courageous at the same time. Thank you so much MR LSOO --

I can't remember how many subscribers you had when I watched your first video (on Arrival), but seeing that today you have a following of 300k restores my faith in humanity. Your videos are profound in content and neatly edited. Keep on doing your inspirational work! P.S. To anyone who tried one of Tarkovsky films and didn't quite resonate with it - try another! Despite the multitude of common ideas and techniques all his works are very distinct from one another. I personally never connected with Stalker and Rublev, but fell in love with the Mirror.

My favorite KZfaq channel!!!

This brought me to tears. I cannot thank you enough

This is to me a very welcome revelation. Thank you so much. i have seen his films. The first time I watched Stalker, I was bewildered and shattered and shaken by the un-understandable depth. Great. My favourite is Iwan's Youth. It touches me deeply every time I watch. The violence that is always in the background. And the love that shines through. All the time. In every scene.

This was the best one so far. Thank you

Beautiful, as a filmaker i can't help but appreciate the beautiful images this man created in his frames. Thanks for this .

Thank you for making this. A completely underrated director. This video was much needed.

I just keep watching this again and again...

Tarkovsky is undoubtedly the greatest poetic director....no one captured natural beauty like him....a fan from #Kolkata #India ♥️

Thank you for introducing me to many different faces of cinema

This was beautifully put together, you and tarkovsky have really warmed my saturday morning, thank you

I literally cried. This was so amazing, and helpful. Thanks you very much.

Wonderful. Love your content. Yet another amazing video. You're probably the best film channel on KZfaq.

This was amazing. Tarkovsky’s central themes are Christian redemption, and Hope, and ultimately eternal life

So great of you to name the music used in the background of this video. Tarkovsky's cinema opened up a whole new world of music for me.

Stellar video.. I thank you very much for your time in making this. This level of grasp and poetic communication of Andrei's work is something that the best film schools and professors of the arts are rarely able to match (I can only guess).. so, thank you so much, once again, for gifting us with this informative, yet beautiful presentation.

my other favorite filmmaker. thank you so much for covering him!

This was a wonderful representation of Tarkovsky' s work! You're so sensitive and profound and I thank you for this incredible cinematographic journey! I just discovered your channel and I think it is so beautiful and meaningful ❤

Sir, you just made one of the best videos/films which speak about Tarkovsky i have ever watched . So many times you put the things in words i felt while watching Tarkovsky's movies and reading his words in his book/diary in all the years i know them (films, book,diary). Thank you for this video.

Love this video! thanks for showing more of Andrei Tarkovsky films!

Your narration is so comforting.

@21:40 Mission accomplished. LSOO just keeps getting better and better. Thank you.

The quality of your videos just keeps getting better and better.

Speechless, and hopelessly moving and current ...best ever video in my limited memory.