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1983 | 124 min | Drama, Romance

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Critics loved it (88% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (7.8 out of 10). Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans or Marty, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 4 min.
What might put you off
It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesStrong

    7.8 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Best Director Award.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $312K worldwide on a $875K budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

  • Oleg YankovskyAndrei Gorchakov
  • Erland JosephsonDomenico
  • Domiziana GiordanoEugenia
  • Patrizia TerrenoAndrei's Wife
  • Laura De MarchiChambermaid
  • Delia BoccardoDomenico's Wife
  • Milena VukotićCivil Servant
  • Raffaele Di Mario
  • Rate Furlan
  • Livio Galassi