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1983 · 124 min · NR

Nostalgia

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Drama, Romance

Nostalgia (1983) is a Drama film, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky set in Tuscany and Rome during the 1980s.

Themes of memory & nostalgia, isolation, and faith / religion run throughout.

Cinematography
Giuseppe Lanci
Cast
Oleg YankovskiyErland JosephsonDomiziana GiordanoPatrizia TerrenoLaura De MarchiDelia BoccardoMilena VukotićRaffaele Di Mario

The world of this film

Setting

Where
TuscanyRome
Setting
Rural
When
1980s

Premise & themes

Themes
Memory & NostalgiaIsolationFaith / Religion
Tone
ContemplativeMelancholicSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction

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