Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky (trailer for 2017 new restoration)

One of the most immersive and rarefied experiences in the history of cinema, Andrei Tarkovsky s STALKER embarks on a metaphysical journey through an enigmatic postapocalyptic landscape. A hired guide the Stalker of the title leads a writer and a scientist into the heart of the Zone, the restricted site of a longago disaster, where the three men eventually zero in on the Room, a place rumored to fulfill one s most deeply held desires. Adapting a sciencefiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, and making what would be his final Soviet feature, Tarkovsky created a challenging and visually stunning work, his painstaking attention to material detail and sense of organic atmosphere further enriched by this vivid new restoration. At once a religious allegory, a reflection of contemporary political anxieties, and a meditation on film itselfamong many other interpretations Stalker envelops the viewer by opening up a multitude of possible meanings. Restored by Mosfilm from a 2k scan of the original neg