The sacrifice / The Swedish Film Institute presents ; a film by Andrei Tarkovsky ; written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky ; producer: Anna-Lena Wibom.
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publisher:
Kino Classics,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
2 videodiscs (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. Special features: Booklet with excerpts from Andrei Tarkovsky's diary; audio commentary by Layla Alexander-Garrett ; interview with Michel Leszczyłowski; "Directed by Andre Tarkovsky" a documentary on the making of "The sacrifice"; trailers. Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Gudrun Gísladóttir, Sven Wollter.
Contents:
[disc 1]. The Sacrifice -- [disc 2.] Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (99 min., 1988) / [a film by Michal Leszczylowski].
Summary:
As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander, news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island and the happy mood turns to horror. The family descends into a state of psychological devastation, brilliantly evoked by director Tarkovsky's arresting palette of luminous grays washing over the bleak landscape around their home.
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