DramaHistory

Andrei Rublev

- In much wisdom there is much grief.

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.

Release Date : 1966-12-16

Language :TatarRussianItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : MosfilmTvorcheskoe Obedinienie Pisateley i Kinorabotnikov

Production Country : Soviet Union

Alternative Titles : Andrei RoublevThe Passion According to Andrei

Cast

Character Name : Andrei Rublev

Original Name : Анатолий Солоницын

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kirill

Original Name : Иван Лапиков

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daniil Chornyy

Original Name : Микола Гринько

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theophanus the Greek

Original Name : Николай Сергеев

Gender : Male

Character Name : God's Fool

Original Name : Irma Raush

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boriska

Original Name : Николай Бурляев

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grand Duke / Minor Duke

Original Name : Юрий Назаров

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrikey

Original Name : Юрий Никулин

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buffoon

Original Name : Ролан Быков

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stepan, Centurion of the Grand Duke

Original Name : Николай Граббе

Gender : Male

Character Name : Foma

Original Name : Михаил Кононов

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senior Foundry Worker

Original Name : Степан Крылов

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tatar Khan

Original Name : Болот Бейшеналиев

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pyotr

Original Name : B. Matysik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aleksey

Original Name : Анатолий Обухов

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergey

Original Name : Volodya Titov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yefim

Original Name : Nikolay Glazkov

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : K. Aleksandrov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hut Owner

Original Name : Семён Бардин

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Иван Быков

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Г. Борисовский

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monk

Original Name : Владимир Васильев

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mariya

Original Name : Зинаида Воркуль

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stepan, Foundryman

Original Name : Александр Титов

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carver

Original Name : Виктор Волков

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mariya Magdalina

Original Name : Ирина Мирошниченко

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jesus' Mother

Original Name : Тамара Огородникова

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girl Bathing

Original Name : Наталья Радолицкая

Gender : Female

Character Name : Senior Hegumen

Original Name : Николай Кутузов

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Master

Original Name : Дмитрий Орловский

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Владимир Гуськов

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jesus

Original Name : Игорь Донской

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Искендер Рыскулов

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : П. Макаров

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grand Prince's Warrior

Original Name : Григорий Сочевко

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marfa

Original Name : Нелли Снегина

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Г. Покорский

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tatarin

Original Name : Asanbek Umuraliev

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andreyka

Original Name : Вячеслав Царёв

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in the Hut (uncredited

Original Name : Иван Турченков

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monk (uncredited)

Original Name : Анатолий Никитин

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grand Prince's Warrior (uncredited)

Original Name : П. Ермаков

Gender : Male

Character Name : Foundry Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Александр Петров

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Николай Сибейкин

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peasant (uncredited)

Original Name : Василий Цыганков

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Лариса Солоницына

Gender : Female

Character Name : Monk (uncredited)

Original Name : Anatoli Yabbarov

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-08

Later canonised (in 1988!), this tells the story of the renowned Russian iconographist and fresco painter. His actual life, as you might expect from the early 15th century, is not well documented so Andrei Tarkovsky has, forgive the pun, a pretty blank canvas on which to draw us a portrait of the trials and tribulations of this inspired, misunderstood, suspected and troubled soul. It has an octuple, episodic, narrative that marries his own development as a man and an artist with the quite literally revolutionary goings on as his country is, frequently quite brutally, coming into some some semblance of cohesive existence. It focuses on the role of the church in this most religious, and superstitious, of nations and offers us a much less aggressive correlation between the communist Soviet threads so often prevalent in sate backed movies made at the time and of those iconic figures so prominent in Russian history. The imagery is creatively bamboozling at times; the story doesn't follow any linear a-b-c narrative and we are presented with an oblique interpretation not just of his life, but of life in an embryonic nation that is emerging from an almost primitive existence - and that is fascinating (if not always easy to follow and/or comprehend). It is the vision of the man in the title, but also of the man behind the camera - a startlingly effective sequence of beautifully photographed concepts that offer layers of complexities depicting human nature in pretty much all of it's guises. Surprisingly, for a film in excess of three hours, it flows effortlessly with Anatoliy Solonitsyn conveying an overwhelming sense of humanity with his character. If you can ever see it on a cinema screen, then it is definite a must - especially the last ten minutes or so which demonstrate (in glorious colour) some of his magnificent artistry.