Andrei Rublev (1966)

Drama History Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
→ Influenced 8 films

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.

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  1. Antichrist (2009)
    "Lars von Trier dedicated Antichrist to Tarkovsky — the slow cosmic dread, nature-as-character, and ascetic visual register descend directly from Andrei Rublev." source
  2. The Revenant (2015)
    "Iñárritu: 'Andrei Rublev is maybe my favorite film ever.' He stated The Revenant's visuals are an amalgamation of Tarkovsky's old films, with Rublev as primary touchstone." source
  3. Satantango (1994)
    "Béla Tarr's seven-hour epic is the apotheosis of slow cinema as a movement — Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev is universally credited as the progenitor." source
  4. Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)
    "Tarr's contemplative epic descends formally from Tarkovsky's long-take, deep-space-in-time vocabulary established in Andrei Rublev." source
  5. Stalker (1979)
    "Tarkovsky's own continuation and refinement of the long-take, nature-saturated visual mode established by Andrei Rublev." source
  6. Solaris (1972)
    "Tarkovsky's first international hit — extends the meditative, philosophical register and patient visual rhythm of Andrei Rublev into science fiction." source
  7. The Tree of Life (2011)
    "Malick's film is widely identified as a direct heir to Tarkovsky's cosmic-spiritual visual register and Rublev-style historical/eternal interleaving." source
  8. First Reformed (2018)
    "Paul Schrader's film engages directly with Tarkovsky's spiritual-crisis tradition; Schrader has written extensively on Tarkovsky and Andrei Rublev specifically." source

Andrei Rublev (1966), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, has been cited as an influence on 8 later works, such as Antichrist, The Revenant, and Satantango. Check out the citations below.