And this is coming from someone who has plenty of reservations with his work.Īnd I do agree with some of your points on The Sacrifice, like its theatrical nature, in its use of setting/framing/dialogue etc. what is filmic, what does a motion picture distinctly benefit from in being a motion picture in the wider realm of art). Tarkovsky contradicts the specifics of himself repeatedly in the book because it was adapted from notes written over a long period of time, and again what artist has a consistent logical framework that they never deviate from front to back? I disagree with some of his findings in the book, but there's a wider mission about the philosophical meaning of film that I think he articulates quite well (i.e. He was born in the Soviet Union in 1932, so all his formative experiences with cinema must have been prior to the widespread adoption of color film, no? I agree with your assessment of his opinion on color, and I chalk it up to him growing up when most films were black and white. I suspect that this is metaphorical, but can you explain your precise interpretation of these parts? He starts talking about god a lot in the concluding parts of the book.

Do you agree that Tarkovsky fails to assess this film in this way? I also notice this film to be more theatrical in approach when watching. Broadly, he explicates that this film is more of a parable, suggesting even that he made certain decisions in order to proffer a message, something that he vehemently warns against earlier. My impression is that the way Tarkovsky writes about The Sacrifice is contrary to his previous descriptions of ideal art. My experience is quite the opposite, colour (even in a desaturated form like in Stalker) is always apparent to me in my memories and such. If I am understanding correctly, Tarkovsky essentially suggests that colour is inconspicuous so he avoids it. I read Tarkovsky's 'Sculpting in Time' a few months ago and I found it extremely important, but I have a few points of confusion/disagreement that I would like resolved.

Tarkovsky book sculpting in time