Question 1

What special effect did Andrei Tarkovsky use to create wind in a field scene?

Accepted Answer

To create wind making waves through crops, Tarkovsky had two helicopters land behind the camera and switch on their rotors when he wanted the wind to start.

Question 2

How many cuts did Andrei Tarkovsky approve for the film?

Accepted Answer

Andrei Tarkovsky finally approved the thirty-third cut of the film.

Question 3

Which paintings are echoed in the wintertime scenes of the film?

Accepted Answer

Wintertime scenes echo paintings by Pieter Bruegel, 'Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap' and 'The Hunters in the Snow'.

Question 4

Why was the film not shown at the Cannes Film Festival?

Accepted Answer

Goskino, the USSR State Committee for Cinematography, did not allow it to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, despite the festival director's sympathy and threats.

Question 5

What did Andrei Tarkovsky say made this film special for him?

Accepted Answer

Tarkovsky said this film was an action affecting his whole life, as he used cinema to talk directly of all that was most precious to him for the first time.

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