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[Early Access] Stalker (1979): The Sci-Fi Masterpiece That Killed Its Director (Patreon)

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2019-07-18 17:49:41
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Hey everybody! The video on Stalker's crazy production is finally here! I came across Stalker while working at a video store. We had a lot of downtime and I brought in the 1,001 must-see movies book and we would flip through it. The image of Anatoly Solonitsyn with the crown of thorns was so striking that I just had to see it. I ended up finding it on a new DVD-by-mail service called Netflix, hehe. 

The first time I watched it, I didn't really care for it. The pacing was too slow for what I thought would be a thriller (because of the synopsis). But, for some reason, I kept thinking about it. I watched it again months later and was completely blown away. It was one of the first movies that I had seen that was just completely different from what we Americans usually think of as a traditional movie. It has since become a movie I love and return to every so often. It also got me to watch the rest of Tarkovsky's incredible filmography, which turned me into a big Tarkovsky fan. 

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Stalker (1979): The Sci-Fi Masterpiece That Killed Its Director

Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinematyler Seven years before filming his final masterpiece, The Sacrifice, Andrei Tarkovsky sacrificed his sanity to make Stalker. Stalker had one of the most difficult productions in cinema history and possibly even caused Tarkovsky’s death. So let’s see why one crew member described the production of Stalker as “a mirror of a hellish trip." Twitter: http://twitter.com/cinematyler Facebook: http://facebook.com/cinematyler Tumblr: http://cinematyler.tumblr.com This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen. KUBRICK / TARKOVSKY - Vugar Efendi https://bit.ly/2d3dw19 Sources: Charles M on YouTube - Check out his channel! https://bit.ly/2Gcv3of A Unique Perspective on the Making of ‘Stalker’: The Testimony of a Mechanic Toiling Away under Tarkovsky’s Guidance - Cinephilia & Beyond https://bit.ly/2KcQyYG Masterclass with Andrei Tarkovsky: Cinema Is a Mosaic Made of Time - Cinephilia & Beyond https://bit.ly/2NWDREY Criterion Channel stat - https://bit.ly/30DbUDP Stalker: Meaning and Making by Mark Le Fanu Danger! High-radiation arthouse! By Geoff Dyer - The Guardian https://bit.ly/32qQX0w Interview with Andrei Tarkovsky (on Stalker) by Aldo Tassone (1980) Stalking Tarkovsky at the Sheffield Doc/Fest - The Guardian https://bit.ly/2JvzjRI Tarkovsky’s Artistic Zone by Pamela Cohn https://bit.ly/2YQIIbV Pervert’s Guide to Cinema (2006) https://bit.ly/1vyF5qE The Sacrifice film review - jabardi https://bit.ly/2yzYSMj Stalker. The Zone of Andrei Tarkovski (2007) https://bit.ly/2NSabJh Production Designer Rashid Safiullin Reflects (Criterion) Tarkovsky Stalker Alexander Knyazhinsky final interview - frankensplean https://bit.ly/32ip5vo No One Here Gets Out Alive: Andrei Tarkovsky's Final Masterpiece: The Stop Smiling Film Review (The Sacrifice) https://bit.ly/2XKNueD Wikipedia Clips: The Sacrifice (1986 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky) Spaceballs (1987 dir. Mel Brooks) The Mirror (1975 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky) The Seventh Seal (1957 dir. Ingmar Bergman) Pickpocket (1959 dir. Robert Bresson) Interstellar (2014 dir. Christopher Nolan) Nostalgia (1983 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky) Andrei Rublev (1966 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky) Ivan's Childhood (1962 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Solaris (1972 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky) The Breakfast Club (1985 dir. John Hughes) Under the Skin (2013 dir. Jonathan Glazer) Annihilation (2018 dir. Alex Garland) The Terminator (1984 dir. James Cameron) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 dir. James Cameron) Alien (1979 dir. Ridley Scott) The Shining (1980 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 dir. George Lucas) Blade Runner (1982 dir. Ridley Scott) A Man Escaped (1956 dir. Robert Bresson) The Ascent (1977 dir. Larisa Shepitko) Music: Epidemic Sound

Comments

Graeme Neil Reid

That was great. Like you I have seen that image of the crowned man before but I haven't seen but now wish to see Stalker.

CinemaTyler

Thanks! It’s definitely worth checking out. The pacing is super slow, but you leave the movie having had an experience that, in my opinion, is way different than the experience of other more traditional movies.

Giant Sparkplug

The "green film" story reminded me of an attempt I made at stop-motion. I built a detailed set, assembled the "actors", painstakingly moved them bit-by-bit for dozens of shots, and many days later realized the camera had not advanced the film at all. I was REALLY devastated and didn't return to the project for a couple of years. I empathize with the filmmakers.

CinemaTyler

Oh no! To a lesser extent, I actually recorded everything for this episode at the desk myself and then realized that the audio didn't work and had to do the whole thing again. Fitting for this vid, hehe.