Anatoliy Solonitsyn

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.

Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · With Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · With Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · With Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet

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.

Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · With Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Mykola Hrynko

During a freezing WWII winter, two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the temperature, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.

Dir. Larisa Shepitko · With Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Anatoliy Solonitsyn