Tarkovsky on Cinema

Tokio

Thank you.

understanding the film or not. A film should be an independent entity. It should be able to stand on its own feet unless specifically stated otherwise by the makers.

That being said. I really love solyaris and the book is a terrific read on its own :)

Though I think that Andrei became too introverted in his later films. Most of them only consisting of endless panning and rambling philosophical speeches. For me at least. I know most critics love them though and maybe they where the target.

I might have heard somewhere that the only still shot in this sequence is shot from his office. Could be wrong.