PMA Films: Nostalghia (1983)

Andrei Tarkovsky explained that in Russian the word “nostalghia” conveys “the love for your homeland and the melancholy that arises from being far away.” This debilitating form of homesickness is embodied in the film by Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky, The Mirror), a Russian intellectual doing research in Italy. He becomes obsessed with the Botticelli-like beauty of his translator Eugenia (Domiziana Giordano), as well as with the apocalyptic ramblings of a self-destructive wanderer named Domenico (Erland Josephson, The Sacrifice).

Running Time: 125 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Language: In Russian and Italian with English subtitles
Country of origin: Soviet Union, Italy
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
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