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:
Tonino Guerra, Andrei Tarkovsky.
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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 |
| Writing | Tonino Guerra | Screenplay |
| Directing | Andrei Tarkovsky | Director |
| Writing | Andrei Tarkovsky | Screenplay |
| Camera | Giuseppe Lanci | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Massimo Anzellotti | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Luciano Anzellotti | Sound Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giulio Mastrantonio | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Mauro Passi | Set Decoration |
| Production | Daniel Toscan du Plantier | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lina Nerli Taviani | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Erminia Marani | Editor |
| Crew | Paolo Ricci | Special Effects |
| Editing | Amedeo Salfa | Editor |
| Art | Andrea Crisanti | Production Design |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Renzo Rossellini | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nestore Baratella | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Ilde Muscio | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Raffaele Striano | Other |
| Production | Eutizio Di Salvatore | Other |
| Editing | Roberto Puglisi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Ivana Fedele | Other |
| Production | Lorenzo Ostuni | Other |
| Production | Filippo Campus | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Massimo Perla | Animal Wrangler |
| Sound | Denis Pekarev | Other |
| Sound | Filippo Ottoni | Sound Director |
| Production | Manolo Bolognini | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Norman Mozzato | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Giuseppe De Biasi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Bruno Bruni | Still Photographer |
| Production | Franco Casati | Production Manager |
| Sound | Gino Peguri | Music Programmer |
| Production | Cesare Noia | Other |
| Production | Valentino Signoretti | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Larisa Tarkovskaya | Assistant Director |