
The Cinema of Tarkovsky
Labyrinths of Space and Time
Nariman Skakov(Author)
I.B. Tauris (Publisher)
Published on 30. January 2012
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-1-84885-629-5 (ISBN)
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Description
The phenomenon of time was a central preoccupation of Tarkovsky throughout his career. His films present visions of time by temporal means - that is, in time. Tarkovsky does not represent time through coherent argument, Nariman Skakov proposes, rather he presents it and the viewer experiences the argument. This book explores the phenomenon of spatio-temporal lapse in Tarkovsky's cinema - from Ivan's Childhood (1962) to Sacrifice (1986). Dreams, visions, mirages, memories, revelations, reveries and delusions are phenomena which present alternative spatio-temporal patterns; they disrupt the linear progression of events and create narrative discontinuity. Each chapter is dedicated to the discussion of one of Tarkovsky's seven feature films and in each, one of these phenomena functions as a refrain. Skakov discusses the influence of the flow of and lapses in space and time on the viewer's perception of the Tarkovskian cinematic universe.
He opens and closes his original and fascinating book on Tarkovsky's cinema by focusing on the phenomenon of time that is discussed extensively by the filmmaker in his main theoretical treatise Sculpting in Time, as well as in a number of interviews and public lectures.
He opens and closes his original and fascinating book on Tarkovsky's cinema by focusing on the phenomenon of time that is discussed extensively by the filmmaker in his main theoretical treatise Sculpting in Time, as well as in a number of interviews and public lectures.
Reviews / Votes
'An illuminating long take of the creative work of one of the most enigmatic and thought-provoking filmmakers of the twentieth century. The book sets high standards not only for thinking about Tarkovsky, but for writing about cinema as such. By combining a reflection on the cinematic and the philosophical, this book transforms the boundaries of both.' - Dragan Kujundzic, Professor of Film and Media Studies and Slavic Studies, University of Florida; 'Before this book, Tarkovsky's preoccupation with "sculpting in time" had become a critical cliche. Here Skakov brings it alive again, offering a fresh, theoretically-informed and entirely original approach. He reveals Tarkovsky's work as creating "textural" temporality, offers fresh readings of the key films, and a compelling theoretical framework.' - Emma Widdis, Head of Department of Slavonic Studies, Cambridge UniversityMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 bw integrated illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
578 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84885-629-5 (9781848856295)
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Nariman Skakov is Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Stanford University.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration
Preface: On Space(s) and Time(s)
1. Dreams of Ivan's Childhood
2. Visions of Andrei Rublev
3. Phantasies of Solaris
4. Memories of Mirror
5. Revelations of Stalker
6. Recollections of Nostalghia
7. Illusions of Sacrifice
Postscript
Endnotes
Filmography and Credits
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration
Preface: On Space(s) and Time(s)
1. Dreams of Ivan's Childhood
2. Visions of Andrei Rublev
3. Phantasies of Solaris
4. Memories of Mirror
5. Revelations of Stalker
6. Recollections of Nostalghia
7. Illusions of Sacrifice
Postscript
Endnotes
Filmography and Credits
Bibliography
Index