

Nostalgia
1983-05-01 · 124 min · ★ 7.8
Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.
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Production details
- Directors
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Production companies
- Sovinfilm, Opera Film Produzione, RAI
- Countries
- Italy, Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 875,000
- Revenue
- USD 311,708
Top Cast
Oleg YankovskyAndrei Gorchakov
Erland JosephsonDomenico
Domiziana GiordanoEugenia
Laura De MarchiChambermaid
Delia BoccardoDomenico's Wife
Milena VukotićCivil Servant
Raffaele Di Mario
Livio Galassi
Elena Magoia
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