Nostalghia is Andrei Tarkovsky’s sixth of seven films, and by far the most underlooked of his filmography, bookended by two opuses; Stalker (1979) and The Sacrifice (1984). But where both of those films pose grandiose questions about reality, mortality, and consciousness, Nostalghia turns the lens inwards, much like Mirror (1975), and presents a much more autobiographical and introspective side of Tarkovsky.
After spending his entire career directing movies within the oppressive constraints of the USSR, Nostalghia was the first film…
