Andrey Rublyov (1969)

Director:

Andrei Tarkovsky

Writers:

Andrei Konchalovsky (writer)
Andrei Tarkovsky (writer)

Release Date:

1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Plot:

Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history...

Plot Keywords:

Work Of Art | Builder | Fire | Desecration | Execution

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Anatoli Solonitsyn	...	Andrei Rublyov
Ivan Lapikov	...	Kirill
Nikolai Grinko	...	Danil Chorny
Nikolai Sergeyev	...	Theophanes the Greek
Irma Raush	...	Idiot girl (Durochka)
Nikolai Burlyayev	...	Boriska
Yuri Nazarov	...	The Grand Prince / The Lesser Prince
Yuri Nikulin	...	Monk Patrikey
Rolan Bykov	...	The jester
Nikolai Grabbe	...	Stepan
Mikhail Kononov	...	Foma
Stepan Krylov	...	Head Bell-founder
Stepan Krylov	...	Head Bell-founder
Irina Miroshnichenko	...	Mary Magdalene
Bolot Bejshenaliyev	...	Tatar Khan

Also Known As:

Андрей Рублёв (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Andrei Rublev (USA)
Strasti po Andreyu (Soviet Union: Russian title) (working title)
The Passion According to Saint Andrew (Europe: English title) (literal English translation of Russian working title)

Runtime:

Soviet Union:165 min (re-edited version) | Soviet Union:186 min (re-edited version) | UK:183 min (2004 re-release) | 205 min (original length) | UK:145 min (UK version)

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian | Italian | Tatar

Color:

Color (Sovcolor) | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 | UK:12 (re-rating) (1991) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2004) | UK:AA (original rating) | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Andronnikov Monastery, Moscow, Russia

Company:

Mosfilm

Trivia:

Vasili Livanov claims to be the one who suggested the idea for the film. He also wanted to play the lead, but Tarkovsky wanted to go with the unknown actor.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The smoothly-cut logs that feature many times in the early scenes are clearly cut with machinery not available in the early C15th.

Movie Connections:

References Entuziazm: Simfoniya Donbassa (1931)

Visual Poetry

This is the most visually moving film I've seen. Until Rublev, I didn't truly understand how stunning and engaging a film could be. The vignettes of Russian life are very thought-provoking, the cinematography the best I've seen, and the result is a film that moves me every time I watch it. Approach it with an open mind, and be prepared for a slowly unfolding story. Do this, and you'll be deeply rewarded and satisfied in a way that few films will ever match.