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The Sacrifice centers on a middle-aged intellectual who attempts to bargain with God to stop an impending nuclear holocaust. The film combines pagan and Christian religious themes; Tarkovsky called it a "parable".
May 9, 1986 · The Sacrifice: Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. With Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir. At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.
The Sacrifice (Chinese: 金刚川; pinyin: Jīngāng chuān; lit. 'Kumgang River') is a 2020 Chinese anthology war drama film directed by Guan Hu, Frant Gwo, and Lu Yang, and starring Zhang Yi, Wu Jing, Li Jiuxiao, Vision Wei, and Deng Chao. The film depicts the Korean War from three perspectives and segments, each directed by a different director.
Formally impressive, visually accomplished, and narratively rewarding, The Sacrifice places a fittingly solid capstone on a brilliant filmmaking career. Read Critics Reviews
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The Sacrifice – Andrei Tarkovsky – Re-Release Trailer. Now on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD: bit.ly/2RZXw9X Famed Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's final masterpiece, The Sacrifice is a...
When Tarkovsky made "The Sacrifice," he knew that he was gravely ill. Now he lies dying in a Paris hospital with a brain tumor. He did not choose a small subject for his final statement. His film is about a man who learns, or dreams, that the bombers have gone on their way to unleash World War III.
At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return. Alexander, a journalist and former actor and philosopher, tells his little son how worried he is about the lack of spirituality of modern mankind.
