Stalker with the dog

[tetrazolelover]

This is the best movie I have ever seen - the predictor of Chernobyl disaster and probably of how civilization will end. My favourite scene is also that with the debris and things underwater.

[IggyHazard]

Notice how the dog comes right up to him.

[romutusramatus]

Those black German Shepherd Dogs can only find in estonia, thats what j heard.

[ferradasilva]

I LOVE THIS DOG

[romizzco]

очень приятно, что фильмы Тарковского и музыку Артёмьева любит и понимает англоязычная аудитория.

[miyraISLEROA]

какой красивый Кайдоновский

[aminoacid1648856]

I want to pet the dog :D

[TheVigotskyjung]

@aminoacid1648856 the dog is free forever!!!!

[wahuur01]

I've seen the movie yesterday, it was amazing; but I couldn't figure out the "meaning" (or artistic intention or whatever) behind the dog and the corpse of that girl lying beyond the meat grinder. Anybody care to enlighten me pls?:)

[Wewk1337]

@wahuur01 I don't know the meanings of it, but if I remember correctly they actually found the dog just wandering around where they were shooting. Apparently it was an Estonian dog and it only understood commands in Estonian. I guess they liked and just decided to include it, and in Alexander Knyzhinsky's own words "The dog litteraly worked miracles." I have to agree.

[TheVigotskyjung]

@Wewk1337 true,u can see it in dvd documentary!It is miraclous,as Tarkovsky works

[haos01]

@LVKID777 Yeah...a lot of books by Dostoyevsky...along with Master and Margarita like TheFinlandnator said....i recommend these more than Lolita...Lolita is a very good read but the action doesn't take place or involve Russia. Good luck :)

[TheFinlandnator]

@LVKID777 Master and Margarita by Mihail Bulkakov (the book). Its about Soviet union, but thats what you meant I think.

[ToraXaolin]

This is irrellevent to the movie (which I adore!) but could anyone please tell me what breed of dog that is?

[MetalMonaco]

is the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. inspired from this movie or the book roadside picnic?

[Osvath97]

@MetalMonaco Both. Actoully the got inspired from the book roadside picnic.

[Osvath97]

@MetalMonaco the movie got inspired*

[mnitetoker33]

There is more symbolism with this dog than I know yet I don't want to know exactly what that is. I'd rather interpret in my own my.

[aimeballet]

@mnitetoker33 Tarkovsky was asked once "What does the dog in Stalker symbolise?"

He answered "The dog symbolises the dog".

But that doesn't mean that you can't intepret it in your own way.

[deussolinvictus]

Aww. Doggy!



[tarasthelordofprawns]

My girlfriend showed me some of the scenes from movies such as Solaris, Wild Strawberries, A Clockwork Orange and I loved them. Can anyone give me any suggestions as to what directors/writers I should have a look at? I know I must sound like a retard, but I'm 20 and I used to hate everything that is remotely related to art ever since I was a child, now I feel I;m starting to like it, naturally I want to learn more. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[HenrySwanson420]

@tarasthelordofprawns Here are some of my faves: Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (Carax), Le Grand Bleu & Subway (Besson), Diva (Beineix), The Holy Mountain (Jodorowsky), Lost Highway (Lynch), Kwaidan (Kobayashi), The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Shinkai), Videodrome & Naked Lunch (Cronenberg), Paris Texas (Wenders), Angels And Insects (Haas), Once Upon A Time In The West (Leone).. have fun!

[xxKiernan94xx]

@tarasthelordofprawns Hey man, I'd check out some stuff from Tarkovsky (this director), Bergman (Wild Strawberries), Resnais (Hiroshima Mon Amour), and Bunuel (Viridiana). These directors are immensely artistic, post-modernists. For a more "pleasant" or conventional yet artsy movie, check out Truffaut (400 Blows), Godard (Breathless), and - my personal favorite- Antonioni (Blow Up). The latter are more romantic and comdeic, but artistic. You'll enjoy them!!

[7Flume]

Robert Bresson's Balthazur is the only other film I can think of that shows animals in this way ... Tarkovsky is brilliant.

[MsMacca1968]

great scene, great loyalty

[VeganInside]

Pure perfection, both in visual and audio sense. One of those scenes you remember your whole life.

[Bl0odVomit]

I loved the camera work, and the dark colours used in this movie, they realy helped made the storey great

[spurtfather]

The arrival of the black dog! An important moment in anyone's journey.

[iammotorocker]

Жепь....

[bradshawvincent]

ive got this movie on d.vd. and its amazing! no pat answers. everthing is mysterious and profound.

[RonAlmeida]

@bradshawvincent An artist like him wouldn't treat the viewer like a moron by spoon feeding him but use his own intellect to come up with a subjective point of view.

[bradshawvincent]

@RonAlmeida yes and how refreshing that is.the only comparable movie in my mind is 2001 a space oddesey.

[albedoshader]

@bradshawvincent: Tarkovski's "Solaris" is another one.

[bradshawvincent]

@albedoshader yes and have you seen his film mirror?? another masterpiece.

[albedoshader]

@bradshawvincent: No, unfortunately not. I have only bought Solaris and Stalker a few years ago. I should put it on my wish list, then :)

[VitasWishList]

Tarkosky's ability to get nature and it's creatures to act was always the stuff of legends. When he needed a mist, there would be mist. When he needed a dog stare blankly into the camera for severa minutes, the dog would do that.

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But he also new how to treat natures gifts with respect and work them into the shot. As if listening to it's suggestions.

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Tarkovsky - the one and only.

[tapesan09]

Oh, yes! This is the most famous and beautiful scene in this film, and and I just this scene so much because it makes me think very deeply & it is just pretty complex there. STALKER is one of my 5 favorite Tarkovsky films of all time (yes, it is #3 on my list). Still, Tarkovsky made a ton of complex films back then before I was born.

[exoldan]

@mikhkos loose indeed but the game is fairly decent since i enjoyed the game i assumed i might find the movie interesting i should try to find a way to see it..as for the Chernobyl [no idea how to say that] accident ive heard about it befor not to familiar with the details though

[exoldan]

@mikhkos my bad......wait a game thats based on a movie thats good!

[exoldan]

is this based on the game

[bradshawvincent]

@exoldan no the game is based on this.

[AnaisAmaru]

This is my favourite film scene ever! I don't know why. Just cannot explain.

But I've read an interview with a famous film director and he confessed this scene with the dog is his favourite too. So i'm not alone :)

Thank you for sharing

[Foodfast123]

"Does the dog get any lines?"

Art's fallen.

[kenijaru]

@Foodfast123

no, not art... mankind

[Foodfast123]

True.

[Muxxyy]

anyone knows what breed of a dog is this? is it just a simple russian east siberian laika? :)

[Benoit1911]

In the bonus of the movies, Eduard Artemiev is talkin about the dog, and he is saying the greed. Unfortunately i can't remember it. If u have the DVD, you can look at it.

[newDREADhead]

i think its a kind of schäferdog or how its spelled in english

[337vera]

East-european sheeper. It is biger than laika and has got another kind of tail.

[MrPrimerage]

no!!! its noRth tundRa beaRdog! Indeed comRade, it also bRing mail. )))

[perceival]

A great many of the actors in this film got cancer - in part because Tarkovsky chose a post-apocalyptic/post-industri­al site to shoot these images in, one that was terribly polluted. The crap you see in the air all the time is ash from an incinerator at a plant, the scum in the water gave everyone rashes if they got it on their skin.

[789123Y]

The movie was shot entirely on Estonia.

[willberain]

amazing scene, also don't forget the giant work of cinematographer Georgi Rerberg - he is huge.

[CarlMinez]

I love dogs! Do the dog get any dialogs?

[fyrrarumare]

no, the dog does not get dialogs. it is also not some kind of super dog like lassie or the other dog whose name i cant remember.

[undulaatikko]

rin tin tin?

[giverny122]

Genial!!!

[CarlMinez]

It dont quite understand cos im utterly stupid. What exacly makes this scene genial?

[jonathanbb]

If you look carefully each frame your will notice that each one of them is a masterpiece... That's why this scene is genial.

[ThatRabblerouser]

In the poster's profile, it says they are in Spain. "Genial" is spanish for "Brilliant".

[cheminwey]

to me , Stalker is his best film. I love Sacrifice and Mirror too, but Stalker is truly amazing!

[fuzzycabin]

I really want to see this film! I`m going to see if I can buy it from Amazon right now!

[ryanlaing]

what is a dog

[SartoriusSeven]

A miserable little pile of secrets!

[Ochsenburg]

who is the dog? ;)

[dicfish]

Love this scene.

[HikiLuoma]

Tarkovski is bigger than Dante :) And Stalker is his most underappreciated movie. Just fantastic.

[snipee911]

? You do realize pretty much anyone who knows who Tarkovsky even is, thinks this movie is a masterpiece. It is hailed as one of his best.

[HikiLuoma]

Well, there are also some people that generally speaking may like Tarkovsky, but think that Stalker is somewhat too mystic or "withdrawn"... I personally think Stalker is as good as The Mirror or Andrei Rublev.

[letufi]

Often animals show more compassion than some human beeing to others-

thanks so much for the post!

I love Andrei tarcovsky's art-

[Horroria]

It so beautiful scene, but I love every scene from Stalker .) it isn´t film for all people.

[Misterioso]

What makes this scene so emotional is the fact man's best friend ran through the puddle this man was sleeping in just to be by his side (almost as if the dog sensed his pain and wanted to be of comfort); the atmosphere and music attached to the shot also help establish these feelings.

[letufi]

excellent expanation.

[IrishRail123]

can anyone expalin to me why is that scene "one of the best scenes"??

[vumpsh]

Well purely from an art standpoit it is essentially perfect. It is so simple in its actions, yet is endlessly beautiful and complex. It is difficult to explain, and that is part of its strength. you don't know exactly why, but you can watch it endlessly and find it interesting. this is what makes it a good scene. of course there is much symbolic stuff- stuff about the transition between the conscious and not. but that is in the rest of the movie as well.

[karrathe]

dog is masculin

dehors

[acaelrodri]

amazing, like every single Tarkovsky film :)

[Misterioso]

lol

[holypaper]

I think the Tarkovsky used the dog as a way of contrasting something that has a conscience with something that does not. If you've seen the film, you know that humans are vulnerable to the zone....and fall victim to its powers and they go through a series of sleep spells while dogs can do whatever they wish. They watch their every step, the dog roams wherever it wants.

[Samlamanna]

i tried to search on "estonia sheepdog" but didnt find anything so is there someone who knows more specifically what the name of the dogs race is?

[Getoverhere]

i believe it is outbred

[ZemplinTemplar]

Oh, too short. This scene was a lot longer. :-) Remember it well. Haunting music. :-)

[drozdzoweczka]

I don't think that the main idea was that the dog cared...

[TheRougeEyelash]

So whats it mean?

I need to see the movie

[ironlungnoise]

exactly. you've got to see the movie!

[fyrrarumare]

also read the book by boris and arkadi

strugatzki

[mylesbradley1234]

@TheRougeEyelash no... realy... you dont want to see it XD

[openmindset]

@TheRougeEyelash The dog comes to bring him back home. The dog acts most naturally, as if nothing special is going on at all. The last scene shows the dog exultant for having achieved his goal. The zone is mind's creation. The dog knew that.

[tehmarkedone]

Andrei Tarkovsky will be missed

[MrCriticize]

Why where has he gone?

[tehmarkedone]

He died on December 29th 1986 at age 54.

[SofiaPolotskaya]

This scene is amaizing. It is unbelievably beautiful.

[Iloveid]

Creo que era una perra, y muy inteligente como dijo el director de fotografia creo. Hacia todo lo que le decia su dueña ^^

Cutee! XD

[marien60]

that dog is cute

[faraz1729]

What a master of image-making!

[GoblinGirl]

The dog here is an Estonian sheep dog. In an interview with the director of photography Alexander K. (can't remember how to spell his last name), he said the dog was wonderful, obeying its master perfectly. The dog only understood Estonian, too, which is cool...

[ZemplinTemplar]

Kaidanovski

[SeriousIlya]

Doggy :P i love this movie! its my fav. one! thanks a lot. and the ambient music was good too.

-Ilya =)