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Stalker (1979)
Release Date:
15 August 1980 (Finland) morePlot Summary:
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, an alien place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers. Over his wife's numerous objections... morePlot Synopsis:
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2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Mesmerizing, intelligent and haunting yet overlong and inconsistent more(Credited cast)
Aleksandr Kajdanovsky | ... | Stalker | |
Alisa Frejndlikh | ... | Stalker's Wife | |
Anatoli Solonitsyn | ... | Writer | |
Nikolai Grinko | ... | Scientist | |
Natasha Abramova | ... | Martha, Stalker's daughter | |
Faime Jurno | |||
Ye. Kostin | |||
R. Rendi |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
163 minLanguage:
RussianAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Australia:M / UK:A (1980) / UK:PG (1991) / Iceland:L / Italy:T / Argentina:13 / Chile:14 / Finland:K-12 / Sweden:15 / West Germany:12 / Hong Kong:I / Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter:
No change since last week why?Trivia:
The Zone of the film was inspired by a nuclear accident that took place near Chelyabinsk in 1957. Several hundred square kilometers were polluted by fallout and abandoned; of course there was no official mention of this forbidden zone at the time. moreQuotes:
Writer: A man writes because he is tormented, because he doubts. He needs to constantly prove to himself and the others that he's worth something. And if I know for sure that I'm a genius? Why write then? What the hell for? moreWhat are the differences/similarities between the film and the Strugatsky brother's "Roadside Picnic"?
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Stalker (1979)***½ Stalker is rich, spiritual and contemplative journey through the fantastic inner world of human's hope, desire, disillusions and believes. Main characters, Writer (as incarnation of irrational, imaginative and emotional aspects of our nature or subconsciousness) and Scientist (rational, logic forces or consciousness) are guided by Stalker (symbolizing our desire, will and everlasting search of meaning) to the mysterious Zone (which may represent all our spiritual goals, meanings, struggles to achieve them and barriers in our path). Breathtaking and mesmerizing images and sounds, witty dialog and strong concept are the major virtues of this feature. Writer's monologues are among the most meaningful, thought-provoking and spiritual moments I ever experienced in any art. But the movie is overlong losing its powerful initial momentum and becoming inconsistent in it's final message (by final I don't mean last in chronology but overall). Tarkovsky's earlier SF drama "Solaris" is more structured and fully developed. Nevertheless, Stalker is an outstanding piece of art movie that puts its director among the few true cinema masters. Rating: 8.5/10