Nostalgia

Nostalgia

Nostalgia

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Nostalgia

1983

2h 4m

7.8(592 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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Sovinfilm

RAI

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Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Олег Янковский

Andrei Gorchakov

Олег Янковский

Acting

Erland Josephson

Domenico

Erland Josephson

Acting

Domiziana Giordano

Eugenia

Domiziana Giordano

Acting

Patrizia Terreno

Andrei's Wife

Patrizia Terreno

Acting

Laura De Marchi

Chambermaid

Laura De Marchi

Acting

Delia Boccardo

Domenico's Wife

Delia Boccardo

Acting

Milena Vukotić

Civil Servant

Milena Vukotić

Acting

Raffaele Di Mario

Unknown Role

Raffaele Di Mario

Acting

Rate Furlan

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Livio Galassi

Unknown Role

Livio Galassi

Acting

Elena Magoia

Unknown Role

Elena Magoia

Acting

Piero Vida

Unknown Role

Piero Vida

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