Language

Audio:

Russian LPCM Mono

Subtitles:

English

Extras

• New high-definition digital restoration of the director’s preferred 183-minute cut, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• The Passion According to Andrei, the original 205-minute version of the film
• The Steamroller and the Violin, Tarkovsky’s 1961 student thesis film
• The Three Andreis, a 1966 documentary about the writing of the film’s script
• On the Set of “Andrei Rublev,” a 1966 documentary about the making of the film
• Tarkovsky’s “Andrei Rublev”: A Journey, a new documentary by filmmakers Seán Martin and Louise Milne, featuring interviews with actor Nikolai Burlyaev, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, Tarkovsky’s assistant Olga Surkova, and others
• New interview with film scholar Robert Bird
• Selected-scene commentary from 1998 featuring film scholar Vlada Petrić
• New video essay by filmmaker Daniel Raim
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by critic J. Hoberman

Trailer

Info

Description

The Russian people believed in their strength, in their final liberation. The story of the life, creativity, and spiritual tossing of the greatest icon painter Andrei Rublev against the backdrop of historical events in feudal Rus' tormented by civil strife. The film, banned from screening in the USSR, was shown illegally at the Cannes Film Festival in 1969, created a sensation there and was sold to many countries around the world. The film was released in the USSR in 1971. To this day, “Andrei Rublev” is one of the pinnacles of Russian cinematography with a whole constellation of amazing actors. According to a survey of international film critics, the film was included in the 100 best films in the history of cinema.

Director & Cast

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast: Anatoly Solonitsyn, Yuri Nikulin, Nikolai Burlyaev, Irina Miroshnichenko, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Sergeev, Nikolai Grinko, Rolan Bykov, Irina Tarkovskaya