''Voyage in Time'' ( it, Tempo di Viaggio) is a 63-minute
feature
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documentary that documents the travels in Italy of the director
Andrei Tarkovsky with the script writer
Tonino Guerra
Antonio "Tonino" Guerra (16 March 1920 – 21 March 2012) was an Italian poet, writer and screenwriter who collaborated with some of the most prominent film directors in the world.
Life and work
Guerra was born in Santarcangelo di Romagna.
Acco ...
in preparation for the making of his film ''
Nostalghia
''Nostalghia'' (UK: ''Nostalgia'') is a 1983 Soviet- Italian drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano, and Erland Josephson. Tarkovsky co-wrote the screenplay with Tonino Guerra.
The film depicts a ...
''. In addition to the preparation of Nostalghia, their conversations cover a wide range of matters, filmmaking or not. Notably, Tarkovsky reveals his filmmaking philosophy and his admiration of films by, among others,
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director.
Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have l ...
,
Jean Vigo
Jean Vigo (; 26 April 1905 – 5 October 1934) was a French film director who helped establish poetic realism in film in the 1930s. His work influenced French New Wave cinema of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Biography
Vigo was born to ...
,
Michelangelo Antonioni,
Federico Fellini,
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov, ka, სერგო ფარაჯანოვი, uk, Сергій Параджанов (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was an Armenian filmmaker. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers t ...
, and
Ingmar Bergman.
The film was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
1995 Cannes Film Festival
The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to '' Underground'' by Emir Kusturica.
The festival opened with ''La Cité des enfants perdus'', directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with '' The Quick and t ...
.
Similar documentaries
This is the only documentary about
Andrei Tarkovsky which is also co-directed by Tarkovsky, although several dozen other documentaries about him have been produced. Most notable are ''One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich'' by Chris Marker, ''Moscow Elegy'' by Alexander Sokurov, ''The Recall'' by Tarkovsky's son Andrei Jr., and ''Regi Andrej Tarkovskij'' (''Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky'') by Michal Leszczylowski, the editor of Tarkovsky's ''The Sacrifice''. Tarkovsky has also been featured in numerous documentaries about the history of cinema or the craft and art of filmmaking.
References
External links
*
Tarkovsky's diaryat Nostalghia.com
1983 films
Autobiographical documentary films
Films directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
1980s Italian-language films
1980s Russian-language films
Italian documentary films
Documentary films about films
1983 documentary films
Films with screenplays by Tonino Guerra
1980s Italian films
1983 multilingual films
Italian multilingual films
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