| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (246 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Sacrifice = Sacrificatio = Offret / cinematography by Sven Nykvist ; written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (1986, col., 145 min.) -- Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky = [Regi Andrej Tarkovskij] / director and screenwriter, Michal Leszczylowski ; produced by Lisbet Gabrielson (1988, col., 101 min.) |
| Summary |
The Sacrifice: A dark and complex drama about redemption and the nuclear holocaust. When a middle aged intellectual in retirement on an island in the Baltic Seas witnesses signs of what he believes to be a nuclear holocaust, he offers to make the ultimate sacrifice in return for the salvation of mankind |
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Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky: This film shows the director Andre Tarkovsky in action as he makes his own picture "The sacrifice." The program explains the motivation behind the film and contains illuminatin of Tarkovsky's working methods and style and how he overcame various technical problems during the film-making. Includes interviews with members of the cast and crew |
| Notes |
Videodisc release of two motion pictures originally produced in 1986 and 1988 respectively |
| Cast |
Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall (1st film) |
| Notes |
Censorship rating: PG |
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DVD format |
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Swedish with English subtitles (1st film) |
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Swedish and Russian with English subtitles (2nd film) |
| Subject |
Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986.
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Nuclear warfare -- Drama.
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Nuclear warfare in motion pictures.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Soviet Union.
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Motion pictures, Swedish
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Josephson, Erland, 1923-2012.
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Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986.
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Fleetwood, Susan, 1944-1995.
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Nykvist, Sven.
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Edwall, Allan, 1924-1997.
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Leszczylowski, Michal.
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Gabrielson, Lisbet
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Svenska filminstitutet.
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Kino International Corporation.
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