Stalker (1979): The Sci-Fi Masterpiece That Killed Its Director

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Seven years before filming his final masterpiece, The Sacrifice, Andrei Tarkovsky sacrificed his sanity to make Stalker. Stalker had one of the most difficult productions in cinema history and possibly even caused Tarkovsky’s death. So let’s see why one crew member described the production of Stalker as “a mirror of a hellish trip."

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This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen.

KUBRICK / TARKOVSKY - Vugar Efendi
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Wikipedia

Clips:

The Sacrifice (1986 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
Spaceballs (1987 dir. Mel Brooks)
The Mirror (1975 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
The Seventh Seal (1957 dir. Ingmar Bergman)
Pickpocket (1959 dir. Robert Bresson)
Interstellar (2014 dir. Christopher Nolan)
Nostalgia (1983 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
Andrei Rublev (1966 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
Ivan's Childhood (1962 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Solaris (1972 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
The Breakfast Club (1985 dir. John Hughes)
Under the Skin (2013 dir. Jonathan Glazer)
Annihilation (2018 dir. Alex Garland)
The Terminator (1984 dir. James Cameron)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 dir. James Cameron)
Alien (1979 dir. Ridley Scott)
The Shining (1980 dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 dir. George Lucas)
Blade Runner (1982 dir. Ridley Scott)
A Man Escaped (1956 dir. Robert Bresson)
The Ascent (1977 dir. Larisa Shepitko)

Music:

Epidemic Sound