Nostalgia (1983)
Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.
Director:
Andrei Tarkovsky
Writers:
Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra.
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Oleg Yankovskiy as Andrei Gorchakov |
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Erland Josephson as Domenico |
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Domiziana Giordano as Eugenia |
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Patrizia Terreno as Andrei's Wife |
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Laura De Marchi as Chambermaid |
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Delia Boccardo as Domenico's Wife |
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Milena Vukotić as Civil Servant |
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Raffaele Di Mario as |
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Rate Furlan as |
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Livio Galassi as |
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Elena Magoia as |
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Piero Vida as |
| Directing | Andrei Tarkovsky | Director |
| Writing | Andrei Tarkovsky | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tonino Guerra | Screenplay |
| Camera | Giuseppe Lanci | Director of Photography |
| Production | Daniel Toscan du Plantier | Producer |
| Editing | Erminia Marani | Editor |
| Editing | Amedeo Salfa | Editor |
| Art | Andrea Crisanti | Production Design |
| Art | Mauro Passi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lina Nerli Taviani | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giulio Mastrantonio | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Luciano Anzellotti | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Massimo Anzellotti | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Paolo Ricci | Special Effects |
| Production | Renzo Rossellini | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Norman Mozzato | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Giuseppe De Biasi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Bruno Bruni | Still Photographer |
| Production | Filippo Campus | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Valentino Signoretti | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Eutizio Di Salvatore | Other |
| Directing | Ilde Muscio | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Nestore Baratella | Production Accountant |
| Editing | Roberto Puglisi | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Massimo Perla | Animal Wrangler |
| Production | Raffaele Striano | Other |
| Sound | Filippo Ottoni | Sound Director |
| Sound | Ivana Fedele | Other |
| Sound | Denis Pekarev | Other |
| Sound | Gino Peguri | Music Programmer |
| Production | Franco Casati | Production Manager |
| Production | Cesare Noia | Other |
| Production | Manolo Bolognini | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lorenzo Ostuni | Other |
| Directing | Larisa Tarkovskaya | Assistant Director |