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• The "Stalker" like all of his films, especially the later ones, is like - tinear 07:18:43 05/01/09 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: I'll look for "The Stalker" as well - very interesting! ~t posted by mpathus on April 30, 2009 at 19:30:07

  a fine, fine wine. The more you know about the category, the more you'll appreciate it.
  His films bear limitless viewing, affording pleasures unseen in previous viewings each time. If you develop a passion for his work, you'd appreciate Bela Tarr, the great Hungarian director who's still working.
  
  

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  • RE: The "Stalker" like all of his films, especially the later ones, is like - Rod H. 19:07:58 05/08/09 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: The "Stalker" like all of his films, especially the later ones, is like posted by tinear on May 01, 2009 at 07:18:43

    Stalker is the only Tarkovsky film my wife likes, and it was the only one that left me a little cold. I need to see it again, because it was probably just the mood I was in that day.
    
    Rod
    
    

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  • LOL! That was quite a product placement! (Bela Tarr) - Victor Khomenko 10:28:37 05/02/09 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: The "Stalker" like all of his films, especially the later ones, is like posted by tinear on May 01, 2009 at 07:18:43

    I wrote before that I don't like Stalker, and it might be worth repeating that like many other directors Tark was capable of overplaying his deck.
    
    He is an undeniable master of imagery - but usually not just for imagery sake (like Greenaway), but as tool allowing him to delve into workings of human mind. In Stalker that connection was lost, I think. We have tons of imagery, but no associations. You can say that too much is left to imagination... so much that it quickly becomes clear there is no message.
    
    It is fine by me, but imagery alone is not enough to elevate the film to the truly magnificent status.
    
    So when I think Tarkovsky I think The Mirror, Solaris, Andrey Rublev, but not Stalker.
    

    
    
    
    

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  • RE: The "Stalker" like all of his films, especially the later ones, is like - mpathus 18:32:23 05/01/09 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: The "Stalker" like all of his films, especially the later ones, is like posted by tinear on May 01, 2009 at 07:18:43

    I found Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev too ponderous for my feeble attention span at present, though it is a work full of amazing images and ideas.
    
    (Though I'm on the cusp of age when fine wine becomes a pleasure to be savored - the ability to relax with enough time and an unfatigued open mind so often required of Art, seems fleeting.)
    
    Thanks for the heads up on Bela Tarr.
    
    

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