Chris Marker’s portrait of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky documents the director at work on his final film, The Sacrifice, during the last year of his life. Interweaving behind-the-scenes footage with excerpts from Tarkovsky’s earlier works, Marker crafts a moving reflection on the artist’s vision, methods, and enduring legacy.
Direction
Marker's invisible hand shapes meaning without intrusion.
Cinematography
Tarkovsky's own images haunt like guest stars.
Editing
Seamless fusion of footage from six decades.
Director
Chris Marker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marker shot this in 1986 but released it in 1999, after Tarkovsky's death from lung cancer—making it a posthumous collaboration.
The title echoes Solzhenitsyn's 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,' equating Tarkovsky's artistic struggle to Soviet political suffering.
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