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Nostalghia streaming

Original title: Ностальгия
1983 Movie Italy Drama, Romance 126 min Ages 15+
By: Andrei Tarkovsky With: Oleg Yankovskiy, Domiziana Giordano, Erland Josephson

Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov, accompanied by guide and translator Eugenia's traveling through Italy researching the life of an 18th-century Russian composer. In an ancient town, he meets Domenico, who years earlier had imprisoned his family to save them from the evils of the world. Seeing some truth in Domenico's act, Andrei becomes drawn to him. In a series of dreams, the poet's nostalgia, and his sense of kinship with Domenico become intertwined.

Filmium rating
80%

Festival Achievements

Rotterdam International Film Festival 1984
Selections:
IFFR Selection
Festival de Cannes 1983
Awards:
In Competition - Feature films • In Competition - Feature films

Mood

Melancholic
Poignant
Reflective
Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Andrei Tarkovsky
Tonino Guerra
Erland Josephson
Oleg Yankovskiy
Domiziana Giordano
Oleg Yankovsky

Adaptation

Art And Culture
Autobiographical

Cinematic Technique

Dream Sequences
Long Takes
Minimal Story
Symbolic Imagery

Film Movements

Art House
Slow Cinema

Narrative Structure

Dreamlike Sequences
Nonlinear

Pace

Deliberate
Meditative
Slow-Paced

Soundtrack

Beethoven'S Ninth
Classical Music
Russian Folk Songs

Style

Cinematic
Long Takes
Minimalist
Poetic
Surrealism

Time-Period

1980S

Central Conflict

Homesickness
Search For Cultural Identity
Spiritual Awakening

Characters

Domenico
Eugenia
Russian Writer

Ending

Death By Exhaustion
Spiritual Surrender
Tragic

Historical Context

18Th-Century Russia
Post-Fascist Italy

Key Plot Points

Domenico'S Water Crossing
Drenched Pool
Self-Immolation

Plot

Alienation
Homesickness
Identity Crisis
Russian Writer In Italy

Setting

Abbey Of San Galgano
Historical Locations
Italy
Italy Countryside
Tuscan Countryside
Tuscan Villages

Shooting Location

Bath Vignoni
Italy
Tuscan Countryside

Theme

Alienation
Cultural Dislocation
Cultural Identity
Nostalgia
Spiritual Longing

Genre

Art Film
Drama
Existential

Audiences

Adults
Art Film Lovers
Art House Audience
Cinephiles
Intellectual Audiences

Titles

Nostalghia
Nostalgia
Nostalgie
Nostalgija
Nostalji
Nosztalgia
Viaggio in Italia
Νοσταλγία
Носталгия
Ностальгия
نوستالجيا
ノスタルジア
怀乡
鄉愁
노스탈지아
노스탤지아
노스탤지어
노스텔지아
노스텔지어

Awards

Best Director
Fipresci Prize
Prize Of The Ecumenical Jury

Critical Reception

Hypnotic
Positive Reviews
Uncompromising

Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

Ratings

87% Rotten Tomatoes

Reception

Cannes Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Critical Acclaim
Positive Reviews

Production Countries

Italy
Soviet Union

Release Year

1983
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