Favourite Films of the 1960s
2. Andrei Rublev (dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966)
“Tarkovsky makes his film one of the most convincing portrayals in art of an artist; he succeeds by concentrating on the man’s humanity.” - Michael McNay
Andrei Rublev (dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966) *****
This masterpiece from Andrei Tarkovsky looks at the life of the great icon painter ‘Andrei Rublev’, set at the beginning of the 15th Century in Russia, this enthralling film, made on an epic scale, portrays Rublev’s life in what was a turbulent period of Russian history.
