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Andrei Tarkovsky

Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director (1932–1986)

12.88body-of-work score · ranked #54 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
April 4, 1932 · Zavrazhye
Died
December 29, 1986 · Paris
Nationality
Soviet Union, France, Italy
Work
film director, actor, film editor, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Andrei Tarkovsky
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    StalkerСталкерMust-See #251

    1979 · Soviet Union · sci-fi, drama

    Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #14 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #43 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1981 #7

    2.427 citations
  2. 2
    Andrei RublevАндрей РублёвMust-See #282

    1966 · Soviet Union · biography

    Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #26 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #67 · Empire 500 (2008) #36

    2.308 citations
  3. 3
    The SacrificeLe SacrificeMust-See #297

    1986 · Sweden / France / United Kingdom · drama

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 1986 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1986 #2 · Kehr's annual top 10 1986 #2

    2.266 citations
  4. 4
    The MirrorЗеркалоMust-See #321

    1975 · Soviet Union · drama, biography

    Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #8 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #31 · Hoberman's annual top 10 1983 #3

    2.175 citations
  5. 5
    SolarisСолярисMust-See #426

    1972 · Soviet Union · sci-fi, adventure, drama

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 1972 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1977 #5 · Empire 500 (2008) #285

    1.907 citations
  6. 6
    Ivan's ChildhoodИваново детство

    1962 · Soviet Union · drama, war

    Venice Golden Lion winner 1962 · Criterion Collection spine #397

    1.162 citations
  7. 7
    Nostalghia

    1983 · Italy / Soviet Union · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1984 #8 · Letterboxd Top 250 #187 · Hoberman's annual top 10 1984 #8

    0.673 citations

Complete filmography

All 11 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.