Andrei Tarkovsky's Sounding Cinema

<p><i>Andrei Tarkovsky's Sounding Cinema</i> adds a new dimension to our understanding and appreciation of the work of Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky (1932–1986) through an exploration of the presence of music and sound in his films.</p><p></p><p>The first comprehensive study in English concentrating on the soundtrack in Tarkovsky’s cinema this book reveals how Tarkovsky’s use of electronic music electronically manipulated sound traditional folk songs and fragments of canonized works of Western art music plays into the philosophical existential and ethical themes recurring throughout his work. Exploring the multilayered relationship between music sound film image and narrative space Pontara provides penetrating and innovative close readings of <i>Solaris</i> (1972) <i>Mirror</i> (1975) <i>Stalker</i> (1979) <i>Nostalghia</i> (1983) and <i>The Sacrifice</i> (1986) and in turn deeply enriches critical understanding of Tarkovsky’s films and their relation to the broader traditions of European art cinema. </p><p></p><p>An excellent resource for scholars researchers and students interested in European art cinema and the role of music in film as well as for film aficionados interested in Tarkovsky’s work.</p>