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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 92.5 / 100
1979·Drama / Sci-Fi / Science Fiction·2h 42m

STALKER

“There's no need to speak. You must only...concentrate and recall all your past life. When a man thinks of the past, he becomes kinder.”

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.

Above the Line
Andrei Tarkovsky·DirectorAndrei Tarkovsky·ScreenplayArkadiy Strugatskiy·WriterAleksandr Knyazhinsky·Director of PhotographyEduard Artemyev·Original Music ComposerLyudmila Feiginova·Editor
Cast
Alisa Freyndlikh·Stalker's WifeAleksandr Kaydanovskiy·StalkerAnatoliy Solonitsyn·WriterMykola Hrynko·ProfessorNatalya Abramova·MartaFaime Jurno·Writer's CompanionEvgeniy Kostin·Lyuger, Owner of CafeRaimo Rendi·Police PatrolVladimir Zamanskiy·Professor's Telephone Interlocutor (voice) (uncredited)
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Andrei Tarkovsky·Director
Writing· 3
Arkadiy Strugatskiy·WriterAndrei Tarkovsky·ScreenplayBoris Strugatskiy·Writer
Camera· 2
Aleksandr Knyazhinsky·Director of PhotographyLeonid Kalashnikov·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Lyudmila Feiginova·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Eduard Artemyev·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Aleksandra Demidova·Producer
By the Numbers
92.5
OF 100
Master Score
8.0
OF 10
IMDb
100%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#333333
#FF0000
Mood
Mysterious, Ominous, Stark
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The image features a person wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, with the hood pulled up, against a solid black background. The face of the person is completely ob”

sci-fidramamystery
Key Elements
Hooded Sweatshirt
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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