Nostalgia

Overview

Russian 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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 1, 1983

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Italian, Russian

Countries

Italy, Soviet Union

Production

RAI,Sovinfilm,Opera Film Produzione

Cast

Oleg Yankovskiy,Erland Josephson,Domiziana Giordano,Patrizia Terreno,Laura De Marchi,Delia Boccardo,Milena Vukotić,Raffaele Di Mario,Rate Furlan,Livio Galassiand 2 more

Director

Andrei Tarkovsky

Writer

Tonino Guerra,Andrei Tarkovsky

Producer

Daniel Toscan du Plantier,Renzo Rossellini,Manolo Bolognini

Cinematography

Giuseppe Lanci

Budget

$875,000

Revenue

$311,708

IMDb

tt0086022