The sacrifice : Directed by Andrei Tarkosvky /

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 ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Zhertvoprinoshenie (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Svenska filminstitutet, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986, Josephson, Erland, 1923-2012, Fleetwood, Susan, 1944-1995, Edwall, Allan, 1924-1997, Leszczylowski, Michal
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Swedish Russian
Language Notes:	The sacrifice: in Swedish with English subtitles. Directed by Andrei Tarkosvky: in Swedish and Russian with English subtitles.
Published:	New York, NY : Kino International Corporation : Kino on Video, 2000.
Edition:	[Widescreen letterbox].
Subjects:	Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, > 1932-1986. Zhertvoprinoshenie (Motion picture) Nuclear warfare > Drama. Motion picture producers and directors > Soviet Union. Foreign films. Documentary films. Motion pictures, Swedish. Feature films.

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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. Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky: 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 illumination of Tarkovsky's working methods and style and how he overcame various technical problems during the making of the film. Includes interviews with members of the cast and crew.
Item Description:	Videodisc release of two motion pictures originally produced in 1986 (The sacrifice) and 1988 (Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky). A foreign film (Sweden). Dual layer; aspect ratio 1.66:1. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (246 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	The sacrifice: cinematography by Sven Nykvist ; written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky: director and screenwriter, Michal Leszczylowski ; produced by Lisbet Gabrielson.