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.
Details
- Release date
- 1983-05-01
- Duration
- 02:04
- Categories
- Drama, Romance
- Studios
- Sovinfilm, Opera Film Produzione, RAI
- Country
- Italy, Soviet Union
- Language
- Italian, Russian
- Status
- Released
- Original title
- Ностальгия
- Votes
- 597
- Budget
- $875,000
- Revenue
- $311,708
Top cast
Oleg Yankovskiy
Erland Josephson
Domiziana Giordano
Patrizia Terreno
Laura De Marchi
Delia Boccardo
Milena Vukotić
Raffaele Di Mario
Rate Furlan
Livio Galassi
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