Andrei Tarkovsky, Polaroids, Taken between 1979 and 1984

Andrei Tarkovsky, Scene from “The Sacrifice”, 1986

Andrei Tarkovsky, Still from Ivan’s Childhood, 1962

Andrei Tarkovsky, Still from Nostalghia, 1983

Andrei Tarkovsky, Stalker, 1979

“Popular folklore would have us believe that deep in the underworld there are ruthless men who fear nothing. This story should debunk that myth.”

Andrei Tarkovsky, Stalker, 1979

“Let them be helpless like children, because weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing. When a man is just born, he is weak and flexible. When he dies, he is hard and insensitive. When a tree is growing, it’s tender and pliant. But when it’s dry and hard, it dies. Hardness and strength are death’s companions. Pliancy and weakness are expressions of the freshness of being. Because what has hardened will never win.”

Andrei Tarkovsky, Stalker, 1979

Andrei Tarkovsky, Ivan’s Childhood, 1962