Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5021866011301
Format: Black & White, Colour, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Artificial Eye
Languages: EnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledGermanSubtitledDutchSubtitledSpanishSubtitledItalianSubtitledPortugueseSubtitledJapaneseSubtitledHebrewSubtitledSwedishSubtitledArabicSubtitledRussianSubtitledItalianOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1RussianOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1TatarOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Artificial Eye
Number Of Discs: 2
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Artificial Eye
Region Code: 2
Release Date: January 21, 2002
Running Time: 185 minutes
Studio: Artificial Eye
Theatrical Release Date: 1973

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Rating: - NB this is the shorter version
If picture quality is your main concern, then this is the edition for you, as the image is splendid, a restored version the sharpness of which adds considerably to the majesty and impact of Tarkovsky's masterpiece. Purchasers ought to be aware however that the director's Soviet masters took exception to the sex and violence in the director's original and this, a cut down version, is the result. For this edition originally the BBFC have also very kindly lopped out a few more seconds - because of a ... Read More

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Rating: - Region Free
Despite being an American release, this DVD is actually region free, meaning it will play on any UK [or other] machine. As for it being NTSC, all European DVD players are capable of playing both PAL and NTSC formats, so that shouldn't concern potential buyers either.

As for the film itself, it's brilliant as long as you've got the attention span. Make sure you're properly awake and in the right mood before you settle down to watch it for the first time. After that it makes a great movie ... Read More

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Rating: - More than just an historical epic
Like all of Tarkovsky's films, "Andrei Rublev" stays with the viewer long after it ends and it fully warrants repeat viewings. The film is a semi-biographical account of the life of the mediaeval Russian icon painter Andrei Rublev. It is filmed as a series of discrete episodes, most of which see Rublev as merely a spectator to various events, rather than the central focus of the viewer's attention. Each episode provides the viewer with a deep insight into the life and politics of Russia in ... Read More

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Rating: - Stay With It
If you want to understand medieval Russia, this is a superb place to start. It is as if someone had gotten hold of a wayback machine and taken their cinematographer with them back to the 15th century. Andrei Tarkovski obviously owed some debts to Bergman and to Eisenstein, but he surpasses both masters in conveying medieval atmosphere. This is in part due to the fact that the film is highly accurate, historically. Tarkovski sticks to the primary texts in his depiction of Rublev, and his era. This in ... Read More

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Rating: - The artist's quest
Not for impatient Holywood fans, this is a black and white film about free human spirit, its survival and eventual victory in oppressive circumstances.

The story line follows discrete chapters of a life of the famous Russian icon artist - Andrei Rublev. In the beginning, Andrei Rublev is a naive master-genius who believes in inherent goodness of humanity. Subsequently, through historical background and personal experience the artist gets disillusioned in the ability of his art to lead people; ... Read More

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