Nostalgia

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.

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Overview

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.

Cast

Oleg Yankovskiy

Oleg Yankovskiy

Andrei Gorchakov

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Domenico

Domiziana Giordano

Domiziana Giordano

Eugenia

Patrizia Terreno

Patrizia Terreno

Andrei's Wife

Laura De Marchi

Laura De Marchi

Chambermaid

Delia Boccardo

Delia Boccardo

Domenico's Wife

Milena Vukotić

Milena Vukotić

Civil Servant

Raffaele Di Mario

Raffaele Di Mario

Rate Furlan

Livio Galassi

Livio Galassi

Elena Magoia

Elena Magoia

Piero Vida

Piero Vida

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