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By Ahoyskin February 18, 2012 12:44 PM
Yes, indeed. In fact, every month as I wait for the announcement of new titles it is with the desperation that Stalker gets the Criterion Blu Ray treatment. Solaris is my favorite film in the collection.
By Chris D July 23, 2012 06:10 PM
My sentiments exactly. Ever since I saw a screening of a dirty print of Stalker in Berlin, I've been searching for a suitable copy.
By Jacob February 20, 2012 05:06 PM
I just received this blu-ray in the mail. I love the care Criterion put into the movie and the beautiful packaging. Like others said, I am holding out for Stalker on Blu-Ray, one of my favorite films of all time.
flowing water is a constant is every Tarkovsky film and this one is his off course, experiment production that is both haunting, and vacuous. the constant reappearance of Hari is certainly unnerving, so often one might as well welcome her into this private universe as Kris rejects forward scientific progress and reverts to the only ground he feels safe, his own home isolated by the borders in the middle of no where. its a huge DO NOT DISTURB sign ever he has hung. Tarkovsky launches lots of lines of thought and reflection as projectiles and questions to figure your own answers. I like this film and it has outstanding moments but all his other films feel more personal and poignant as he heads closer toward his own personal health debilitating armageddon in subsequent cinematic moments. he is a vital and necessary artistic visual exponent of the 20th century who embraced compassion and love for the world around around him. his bend for substance in his use of classic art and music is proof the man was rooted in a renaissance of the eternal man. we are lucky he passed our way and a big thanks to Criterion for their excellent presentation on 3 of his 7 films. I would love an update of Andrei Rublev and their release of Stalker, Mirror, and Nostalghia.
It's hard to describe what this film is and give simple one line meaning to it. It's really one of those films that's about everything. Very hard to describe in words but Andrei Tarkovsky did a good job explaining it using film.
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