Stalker
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1979
2h 42m
NR
Russian
Science Fiction, Drama
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Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.
Stalker
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.
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Cast
Stalker
Writer
Professor
Stalker's Wife
Martha, Stalker's Daughter
Writer's Companion
Lyuger, Owner of Cafe
Police Patrol
Directed By: Andrei Tarkovsky
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moonkodi
/10 7 years ago
Starts slow. It picks up a bit. Looks amazing. Good sound. Great shots. The journey into the zone did have a brilliant atmosphere, sense of adventure and was intriguing. Some of the dialogue was thought provoking and meaningful.
My problem is that some of the shots (nearly all) are very long for t More
My problem is that some of the shots (nearly all) are very long for t More
justindt
/10 5 years ago
The cinematography in this is amazing. The yellow shots of life behind wire, The Zone being in full color, the use of blues. There are long shots of "nothing" that allow you to enter the same mind set as the people you are watching. The 4th wall is broken at times. It's a beautiful movie More
CinemaSerf
2 years ago
This really is the cinematic equivalent of "be careful for you wish for". Two characters - a teacher and a professor, seek out a "stalker" who can lead them through the maze of challenges that culminates in an heavily restricted area know as the zone. Why? Rumour has it, that when in that zone you m More
Filipe Manuel Neto
one year ago
**More style than content.**
This was my first contact with the cinematographic work of Andrei Tarkovsky, a Soviet filmmaker who would end his career outside his native country when he fell into disgrace for allegedly spending too much money on films that were not worthy of the expense. A regrett More
This was my first contact with the cinematographic work of Andrei Tarkovsky, a Soviet filmmaker who would end his career outside his native country when he fell into disgrace for allegedly spending too much money on films that were not worthy of the expense. A regrett More
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