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PublisherUniversity of Texas Press

ISBN-100292776241

ISBN-139780292776241

eBay Product ID (ePID)102928503

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

Publication NameSculpting in Time : Reflections on the Cinema

LanguageEnglish

SubjectFilm / General

Publication Year1989

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

AuthorAndrey Tarkovsky

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight17 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN88-051395

ReviewsIf 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., Learning the language of cinema in Tarkovsky's films and in this stunning memoir, we reacquaint ourselves with art's function: in the author's words, 'to turn and loosen the human soul.', "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, 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.

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.4/3/0233/092

Table Of ContentIntroduction Chapter I: The beginning Chapter II: Art--a yeaming for the ideal Chapter III: Imprinted time Chapter IV: Cinema's destined role Chapter V: The film image Time, rhythm and editing Scenario and shooting script The film's graphic realisation The film actor Music and noises Chapter VI: The author in search of an audience Chapter VII: The artist's responsibility Chapter VIII: After Nostalgia Chapter IX: The Sacrifice Conclusion Notes

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisAndrey 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., 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., Tarkovsky sets down his thoughts and his memories, revealing for the first time the original inspirations for his extraordinary films.