The Sacrifice Movie Review 1986

Tarkovsky's enigmatic final film, released after his death. Deals with a retired intellectual's spiritually symbolic efforts at self-sacrifice in order to save his family on the eve of a nuclear holocaust. Stunning cinematography by Nykvist. Acclaimed, but sometimes slow going; not everyone will appreciate Tarkovsky's visionary spiritualism. In Swedish and Russian with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 145 minutes.
Originally from French, Swedish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Meltdown, Ethics & Morals

Screenplay

Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast

Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Valerie Mairesse, Allan Edwall, Gudrun Gisladottir, Sven Wollter, Filippa Franzen

Cinematography

Sven Nykvist

Director

Andrei Tarkovsky

Other

Michael Leszcylowski

Awards

British Acad. 1987: Foreign Film.