Nostalgia

Synopsis

Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.

Directed by

Andrei Tarkovsky

Written by

Tonino Guerra, Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast

Oleg Yankovskiy

Andrei Gorchakov

Erland Josephson

Domenico

Domiziana Giordano

Eugenia

PA

Patrizia Terreno

Andrei's Wife

Laura De Marchi

Chambermaid

Delia Boccardo

Domenico's Wife

Milena Vukotić

Civil Servant

Raffaele Di Mario

RA

Rate Furlan

Livio Galassi

Elena Magoia

Piero Vida

Details

Released

May 1, 1983

Runtime

2h 4m