Andrei Rublev
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
Cast
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
as Andrei Rublev
Ivan Lapikov
as Kirill
Nikolay Grinko
as Daniil Chornyy
Nikolai Sergeyev
as Theophanus the Greek
Irma Raush
as God's Fool
Nikolay Burlyaev
as Boriska
Yuriy Nazarov
as Grand Duke / Minor Duke
Yuriy Nikulin
as Patrikey
Rolan Bykov
as Buffoon
Nikolay Grabbe
as Stepan, Centurion of the Grand Duke
Reviews
CinemaSerf
Later canonised (in 1988!), this tells the story of the renowned Russian iconographist and fresco painter. His actual life, as you might expect from the early 15th century, is not well documented so Andrei Tarkovsky has, forgive the pun, a pretty blank canvas on which to draw us a portrait of the tr...
