@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
Stalker
"There's no need to speak. You must only...concentrate and recall all your past life. When a man thinks of the past, he becomes kinder."
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.
Quick Stats
8.1
TMDB Rating
2,541
Votes
2h 42m
Runtime
$120K
Budget
—
Box Office
—
Return
Key Crew
DirectorAndrei Tarkovsky
WriterArkadiy Strugatskiy
CinematographyAleksandr Knyazhinsky
ComposerRaisa Lukina
EditorLyudmila Feiginova
Production DesignAleksandr Boym
Produced by
Mosfilm
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Alisa Freyndlikh
Stalker's Wife
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Stalker
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Writer
Mykola Hrynko
Professor
Natalya Abramova
Marta
Faime Jurno
Writer's Companion
E
Evgeniy Kostin
Lyuger, Owner of Cafe
R
Raimo Rendi
Police Patrol
Vladimir Zamanskiy
Professor's Telephone Interlocutor (voice) (uncredited)
