The Philosophy of Andrei Tarkovsky - Sculpting in Time

Andrei Tarkovsky is considered by many to be one of the most important movie directors of all time. Andrei Tarkovsky’s work is often seen as a continuation of the great literary traditions of nineteenth century Russia, such as the works of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky. Similar to these works, Andrei Tarkovsky’s movies have a strong philosophical connotation and they reflect the unique philosophy of Andrei Tarkovsky.

Although Tarkovsky did not often reveal the philosophical meanings of his movies, he did share with us some of his most important philosophical insights in his autobiographical work Sculpting in Time. In this video I summarize and discuss Tarkovsky’s most important and interesting philosophical ideas. In the end I will discuss how these philosophical insights impacted Tarkovsky’s movies

Contents of this video:

01:25 Part 1: The Purpose of Art
03:33 Part 2: Art and Sacrifice
05:04 Part 3: Happiness
06:52 Part 4: Time and Memory
08:48 Part 5: True Freedom
10:37 Part 6: The Crossroads
11:56 Part 7: The Importance of the Individual
14:28 Part 8: The Connection between Tarkovsky’s Movies and his Philosophy
16:40 Part 9: Conclusions

[TezLivin]

Thankyou for this video, a very easily understood analysis of the philosophy of the creative force behind these powerful films . Will now acquire ' Sculpting in time ' and study further.

[nickw]

As always, a great explanation, thank you!

[_AmorFati_]

This is beautifully put together my dear friend

[jmesquita]

Great interesting and well resumed video!

[BenjaminJaksch]

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[MarcoSilesio]

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