Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Offret (The Sacrifice) (1986)

Director:Andrey Tarkovskiy
Writer:  Andrey Tarkovskiy
Cast:     Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood
Language: Swedish
At the dawn of WW3 a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.

This is Tarkovskiy's last film and was shot in Sweden while he was battling with cancer. He was a great admirer of Swedish Director Ingmar Bergman and you can see that influence in this film. The first hour can be an ordeal and would need multiple viewing to fully appreciate it. Didn't find it as compelling as his other films like Stalker, Solyaris, Nostalghia etc.

Rating: 3.5/5 

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