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Plot Analysis Summary

Documentary exploring Andrei Tarkovsky's struggle for artistic freedom and his decision to break with Soviet authorities

Story Structure — 3 Plot Phases

Artistic Confinement

The Breaking Point

Exile and Declaration

After the release of "Nostalgia", Andrei Tarkovsky runs out his Soviet authorities permission to work abroad: he has to go back home. But he understands from the messages of some friends and colleagues that his life in Russia would be even tougher than before. So he then decides to break with Soviet authorities and, a year before the Milan Conference of 1984 during which he will announce publicly his decision, he leaves his friends that are hosting him in Rome and takes refuge in a secret location.

Directed by

Giuliano Fratini

Key Cast