Sweden / France / UK,
1986, 148 min
Directed by:
Andrei Arsenyevich TarkovskyScreenplay:
Andrei Arsenyevich TarkovskyCinematography:
Sven NykvistCast:
Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Sven Wollter, Valérie Mairesse, Filippa Franzén, Tommy Kjellqvist, Per Källman (more)Plots(1)
It is Otto's birthday, and his family have gathered at his remote cottage to celebrate. The celebrations are marred, however, first by conventional family intrigue, then by the terrifying news that the low-flying jet planes signalled the start of a nuclear war between the superpowers. As the family attempts to cope, Otto is troubled by extraordinary dreams, and then informed by the unfathomable philosopher-postman Victor that he has the power to redeem the world, including his dear infant son, if only he will visit the solitary Anna, who Victor insists is a witch. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1988 - Best Film not in the English Language
Guldbagge Awards
- 1986 - Anna-Lena Wibom (Best Film)
- 1986 - Erland Josephson (Best Actor)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1986 - Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Grand Prix Spécial du Jury (1967-1988))
- 1986 - Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Fipresci Prize - Official Competition)
- 1986 - Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
- 1986 - Sven Nykvist (Best Artistic Contribution)
- 1986 - Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Golden Palm - Official Competition)