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)
Andrei Tarkovsky writes and directs this Swedish drama starring Erland Josephson. On an isolated Swedish island Alexander (Josephson), his wife Adelaide (Susan Fleetwood), their two children, and various eccentric friends gather around a radio to hear the impending announcement of nuclear war. Alexander attempts to strike a deal with God and is willing to sacrifice everything, including his six-year-old son Gossen (Tommy Kjellqvist), in order to avert the war and mankind's annihilation. (Artificial Eye)
(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)