When people write about Andrei Tarkovsky, they always mention that he directed seven feature films. In truth, he directed 8 feature films. This one, Tempo di Viaggio (aka Voyage in Time), was made in 1983 during pre-production for Andrei's film Nostalghia, which also came out in 1983. It was made for RAI TV, aka Italian state television. RAI TV co-financed Nostalghia. The film has been notoriously hard to find for decades. A DVD in 2000 from Facets Multimedia in Chicago was released, but it was awful. The transfer was awful with scenes that were pixelated throughout. The subtitles were badly translated as well. In 2024, the good folks at Kino Lorber released a bluray of a restored Nostalghia along with a restored version of this movie. It's the best I've ever seen it. As for the film itself, it's generally slow like all of Tarkovsky's work, but there are some stunning shots throughout and you get to see the great man talk about filmmaking along with his philosophical concerns. Casual viewers probably won't like this film that much, but Tarkovsky fans will.
Review of Voyage in Time
