A masterpiece is a space closed in upon itself, not subject to either cooling or over-heating. Beauty is in the balance of the parts.
- Andrei Tarkovsky
Filmmaking Wisdom from Andrei Tarkovsky
One doesn’t need to explain in film, but rather to directly affect the feelings of the audience. It is this awakened emotion that then drives the thoughts forward.
- Andrei Tarkovsky
Filmmaking Wisdom from Andrei Tarkovsky
I believe only poets will remain in the history of cinema. I think there exists a law: auteur cinema is made of poets, and all great directors are poets. And what is a poet in cinema? He is a director who creates his own world without reproducing the reality around him. That is what we call “auteur cinema.”
- Andrei Tarkovsky
Filmmaking Wisdom from Andrei Tarkovsky
In cinema, it is necessary not to explain, but to act upon the viewer’s feelings, and the emotion which is awoken provokes thought.
- Andrei Tarkovsky