One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich is a tribute to one singular filmmaker made by another. It is at once both an extension of the subject and of the architect, reflecting both on Tarkovsky and on Marker equally, and perhaps giving us some insight into how the former maybe influenced the latter. Through film clips, journal entries, and personal musings, ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF ANDREI ARSENEVICH is renowned French filmmaker Chris Marker's homage to his friend and colleague, Andrei Tarkovsky.
| One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chris Marker |
| Produced by | Thierry Garrel |
| Written by | Chris Marker |
| Narrated by | Alexandra Stewart Eva Mattes Marina Vlady |
| Cinematography | Marc-Andre Batigne |
| Edited by | Chris Marker |
| Distributed by | Icarus Films |
| 17 May 2000 (Arte TV, France) | |
Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | France |
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich (French: Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch) is a 1999 French documentary film directed by Chris Marker, about and an homage to the Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was an episode of the French documentary film series Cinéastes de notre temps (Filmmakers of our time), which in over ninety episodes since 1966 concentrates on individual film directors, film people and film movements.[1] The title of the film is a play on the title of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novella One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.[2]
Plot[edit]
The film combines clips from Tarkovsky's films with footage of Tarkovsky on the set of his last film The Sacrifice and on his deathbed, during the final stage of his battle with cancer. The film mostly relies on images, with only sparse commentary, and concentrates mainly on giving insight into Tarkovsky's work and philosophy and on exploring the intersections between his private life and his work. The film starts with a scene from Tarkovsky first film Ivan's Childhood and ends with a parallel scene from his last film The Sacrifice. It shows the reunion of Tarkovsky with his son Andrei Jr., who had been allowed to leave the Soviet Union only after Tarkovsky was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.[2] Apart from Andrei Tarkovsky himself the film shows, among others, his second wife Larisa Tarkovskaya, his son Andrei Jr., the editor of the film The SacrificeMichal Leszczylowski, the French actress Valérie Mairesse, the Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist and the Russian actress Margarita Terekhova.[3]
Release[edit]
The film was first shown on the Franco-German TV channel Arte on 17 May 2000.[4] The film was screened at the 2000 Telluride Film Festival, the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, the 2000 San Francisco International Film Festival, the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival and the 2001 Doubletake Documentary Film Festival.[5] The film was also screened at the Santa Fe Film Festival in 2000 and won the best documentary award.[6]
On June 21, 2011, Icarus Films released One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich on home video.[7] Included on the disc, alongside the film, are two short films about contemporary Russia: Three Songs About The Motherland by Marina Goldovskaya, and In the Dark by Sergey Dvortsevoy.[8]
Critical reception[edit]
Although not widely distributed, the film received very positive reviews. Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader writes that One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich is 'the best single piece of Tarkovsky criticism I know of, clarifying the overall coherence of his oeuvre while leaving all the principal mysteries in the films intact.'[9] whereas J. Hoberman of the Village Voice called the film 'a brilliant appreciation of the last great Soviet director, Andrei Tarkovsky'.[10]
Other documentaries about Tarkovsky[edit]
Several dozen other documentaries about Andrei Tarkovsky have been produced. Most notable are Voyage in Time by Tonino Guerra and Andrei Tarkovsky himself, Moscow Elegy by Alexander Sokurov, The Recall by Tarkovsky's son Andrei Jr., and Regi Andrej Tarkovskij by Michal Leszczylowski, the editor of Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice. Tarkovsky has also been featured in numerous documentaries about the history of cinema or the craft and art of filmmaking.[11]
Notes[edit]
One Day In The Life Of Andrei Arsenevich
- ^'Cinéma, de notre temps' en DVD' (in French). Arte. 2005-06-15. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ abFaraday, George; Marker, Chris (Summer 2002). 'Film Review: One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich'. Slavic Review. The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. 61 (2): 364–365. doi:10.2307/2697123. JSTOR2697123.
- ^'Cinéma de notre temps: une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch' (in Polish). Filmweb.pl. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^'Palmarès 2000'. Arte. 2001-01-04. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^'One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich'. Icarus Films. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^'Archives 2000'. Santa Fe Film Festival. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s3564life.html
- ^http://alternativechronicle.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/one-day-in-the-life-of-andrei/
- ^Rosenbaum, Jonathan (2002-09-01). 'One Day in the Life of Andre Arsenevich'. Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^Hoberman, J. (2001-06-12). 'Time on Our Hands'. Village Voice. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^Trondsen, Trond S.; Jan Bielawski. 'Significant Documentaries'. Nostalghia.com – An Andrei Tarkovsky Information Site. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
One Day In The Life Of Andrei Arsenevich Subtitles
External links[edit]
- One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich on IMDb
- One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich at Rotten Tomatoes
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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF ANDREI ARSENEVICH
(UNE JOURNEED’ANDREI ARSENEVICH)
(director/writer: Chris Marker; cinematographer: Chris Marker; editor: Chris Marker; cast: Alexandra Stewart (Narrator), Sven Nykvist (cinematographer),Andrei Tarkovsky, Larissa Tarkovsky (wife); Runtime: 55; MPAA Rating: NR; producer: Thierry Garrel; Icarus Home Video; 2000-France-in French/English/Russian-with English subtitles)
One Day In The Life Of Andrei Arsenevich Imdb
“A great film on one of the world’s great filmmakers.”
Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz
A made for French TV film. The 80-year-old noted French filmmaker Chris Marker (“The Last Bolshevik“/”La Jetée”/”Sunless”)directs this brilliant heartfelt homage and invaluable critique of thegreat Soviet director, Andrei Tarkovsky. Most of it shot in 1985 and 1986 while the dying from cancer, self-exiled Tarkovsky was completing work on his last film in Sweden, The Sacrifice. Tarkovsky died in Paris, on 12/29/1986, at the age of 54. The Russian mystic filmmaker chose self-exile to escape the censorship from the narrow-minded Soviet censors, who harassed him throughout his career even though he wasn’t a dissident. Though only making 7 films, all of them were excellent, intellectually superior and timeless works of art. The films are: Ivan’s Childhood, Andrei Rublev, Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker, Nostalghia, and The Sacrifice.
Marker shows clips of all Tarkovsky’s films and analyzes his unique way of filming, giving the viewer valuable insights into his art. There are also behind-the-scenes footage of Tarkovsky on the set of The Sacrifice, visits by family and friends in his hospice deathbed, and scenes that were video recorded of his London staging of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov.
A great film on one of the world’s great filmmakers. It’s a don’t miss film for Tarkovsky fans, and for others a chance to become acquainted with someone they should know if they want to call themselves cinephiles.
Marker profoundly says: “some filmmakers deliver sermons, but the greats leave us with our freedom.”
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REVIEWED ON 9/4/2011 GRADE: A