Andrei Tarkovsky

Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky April 4 1932 December 29 1986 was a Soviet filmmaker writer film editor film theorist and opera director widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century Tarkovskys films include Andrei Rublev Solaris Mirror and Stalker They are characterized by spirituality and metaphysical themes long takes lack of conventional dramatic structure and plot and distinctively authored use of cinematography