The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination
- Durochka
- (as Irma Raush)
- Patrikey, monakh
- (as Yu. Nikulin)
- Skomorokh
- (as R. Bykov)
- Stepan, sotnik Velikogo knyazya
- (as N. Grabbe)
- Foma, monakh
- (as M. Kononov)
- Starshiy liteyshchik
- (as S. Krylov)
- Tatarskiy khan
- (as B. Beyshenaliev)
- Aleksey, monakh
- (as A. Obukhov)
- Sergey
- (as Volodya Titov)
- Efim
- (as N. Glazkov)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor the scene where the cow is on fire, it was covered in an asbestos coat that protected it from actually being burned. But for the scene where the horse falls down the stairs, it was shot in the neck by director Andrei Tarkovsky. The crew acquired the horse from a slaughterhouse where it was going to be shot the next day.
- GoofsIn the final scene, set in 1424, Rublev vows to paint an icon of the Trinity. This icon was executed in 1410, 14 years earlier.
- Quotes
Andrei Rublyov: You just spoke of Jesus. Perhaps he was born and crucified to reconcile God and man. Jesus came from God, so he is all-powerful. And if He died on the cross it was predetermined and His crucifixion and death were God's will. That would have aroused hatred not in those that crucified him but in those that loved him if they had been near him at that moment, because they loved him as a man only. But if He, of His own will, left them, He displayed injustice, or even cruelty. Maybe those who crucified him loved him because they helped in this divine plan.
- Alternate versionsWhen released in the UK, the sight of a horse falling off a staircase was cut from this title.
- ConnectionsEdited into Ombres vives ...une autre histoire du cinema... (2013)
Tarkovsky wanted to make art that would change people's lives and in this he succeeded. Although his life was troubled and his projects clawed into life randomly from the grip of his film studio bosses, when viewed as a whole they seem to be all part of some great plan that was meant to reach fruition right from the start. He believed that ultimately it is best to do things that deepen one's inner life rather than impoverish it. That may explain why you leave most Hollywood films feeling soiled. There are too many great scenes and moments in this astonishing and monumental work to mention so I won't. Suffice it to say it would have been fascinating to have seen what Tarkovsky would have made had he lived and returned from exile to his homeland. Recent events in Russia and the Balkans make this film even more vital and pertinent today.
The trouble is Tarkovsky's films have such extraordinary purity and spiritual depth that no other films seem able to satisfy one in the same way. They seem flat, lifeless and unable to compete. Why watch the let's-pretend-grown ups like Tarantino when you can watch a real grown up? So like I said, Bloody Tarkovsky. He has ruined cinema for me.
- Gary-161
- Feb 1, 2000
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- Also known as
- Андреј Рубљов
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Box office
- Budget
- RUR 1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $124,189
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,537
- Sep 15, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $173,596
- Runtime3 hours 9 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1