Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (, ; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin.<!--Do NOT change without new consensus, see Talk:Andrei Tarkovsky#Tarkovsky a Russian film director and screenwriter?.--> He is widely considered one of the greatest directors in cinema history. His films explore spiritual and metaphysical themes and are known for their slow pacing and long takes, dreamlike visual imagery and preoccupation with nature and memory. Wikipedia
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