Funny enough, Tarkovsky’s hero in his last opus, Offret / Sacrifice (1985) ends up in a van that takes him to hospital after he has set his house on fire. But then, this (almost) Bergmanesque movie does not finish before the main character’s son performs his duty with religiosity: observing his father’s ‘canon’, the young boy waters a withered tree until it miraculously comes to life again. Then he rests under the tree and says: “’In the beginning was the Word' ... Why is that, Papa?" Thus, Tarkovsky’s light and beauty prevailed upon “the heart of darkness” and the meanders of this age. Because “beauty can save the world” (said Dostoevsky), and the director of Andrei Roublev lived by this adage. Until his last breath.
LA SOLUZIONE MIGLIORE
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*BEHIND THE SCENES*
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I really enjoyed reading your interpretation of Tarkovsky's ending. He is a brilliant director. That scene is my favorite because it is so powerful and beautiful.
Thanks. Tarkovsky IS brilliant indeed. The final scene makes up for some strange 'interludes'. It has much of the power and beauty of all the other Tarkovsky films.
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