Andrei despises him for his negative mentality and talks about love, peace, sympathy, and brotherhood. He says that the Russian people are benighted because of their stupidity and people will again crucify Jesus if he takes birth again. They meet Theophanes the Greek in the forest where he only talks about negativities and pessimism in front of Andrei. In the 3 rd episode (The Passion – 1406), Andrei leaves for Moscow with his disciple Foma who lies sometimes and is not interested in seeking the deeper meaning of his work. While walking off the snowy yard of the monastery, his dog starts following him, but he kills the dog beating it with his walking stick. However, Kirill can’t control his anger and leaves the Andronikov Monastery for a secular world. Daniil refuses to accompany Andrei to Moscow but wishes him good luck. This offer to Andrei agitates both Daniil and Kirill to a great extent. Shortly afterward, a messenger arrives at the Monastery and offers the job to Andrei instead of Kirill. Kirill refuses initially but accepts the offer only if Theophanes personally visits Andronikov Monastery and invites him in front of the other monks including Andrei Rublev. He invites Kirill to decorate the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Moscow. In the 2 nd episode (1405 – 1406), Kirill arrives at the workshop of the great painter Theophanes the Greek (Nikolai Sergeyev) where Kirill’s knowledge impresses him. After some time, the state soldiers arrive there, knock him unconscious, smash his musical instrument, and take him away. During a heavy downpour, they take shelter in a village barn where a jester or skomorokh is entertaining villagers by mocking at the state and the Church. In the 1 st episode (Summer 1400), Andrei (Anatoly Solonitsyn), Daniil (Nikolai Grinko), and Kirill (Ivan Lapikov) leave Andronikov Monastery for Moscow. The rolling horse at the end of the prologue represents the hope that inspires us to keep moving forward in life. This prologue shows the daring nature of humans who can even risk their lives for their passion. But, it also portrays love, peace, compassion, brotherhood, and deeply rooted Orthodox Christian faith.Īndrei Rublev starts with a prologue where a man named Yefim takes a flight on a gas balloon that crashes on the ground shortly killing him. The film deals with atrocities like rape, raid, murder, betrayal, revenge, punishment. Andrei Rublev features multiple incidents of the early 15th century like Tatar invasions, Pagan rituals, rivalries amongst princes, etc. The film shows medieval Russia from 1400 to 1424 and is divided into 8 episodes with a prologue and an epilogue. Tarkovsky wanted to analyze the poetry of the timeless icons that he painted. He wanted to unravel the life experiences of a great artist that inspired and shaped his art and artistic manifestations. However, Tarkovsky did not intend this to be a historical or biographical film. Andrei Tarkovsky’s epic poetic and deeply religious film Andrei Rublev is a great character study of Russia’s greatest icon painter Andrei Rublev.
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