I first heard about Tarkovsky from an artist friend of mine. She told me to take a look at his films. I looked him up and found Andrei Rublov which was supposed to be his best film. Or at least his most controversial. Some parts of it were controversial, yet others seemed to adhere to the Communist party line about Russia needing reform, the Czar was an inadequate leader, and tatars needed to be reigned in.
Some of the visuals were great. The shot from the floating air balloon was mesmerizing. The scene with the tatars ransacking towns was good. I thought the story meandered a bit in the middle until the boy builds the cast iron bell that works perfectly. Otherwise than that the film is fairly uneventful.
I didn't see any reason why the Communists would be up in arms about this film. It doesn't really condemn them in anyway. In fact I thought it helped them. I guess the boy who has the talent to build bells goes against party policy that man can be corrected. But, I really didn't feel that strongly about that issue after seeing it on the screen. Maybe I should watch the film again.
It was a good film. I will have watch some of his other films to make a comparison.
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