Tarkovsky belongs in the pantheon of European art cinema that influenced Woody Allen. The blatant narcissism in this film is explicit in many of Allen's films. But unlike Allen who is a comedian, Tarkovsky had no interest in helping the audience follow the story.
you are wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from human relationships .god has placed it all around us,it is in everything we can experience.------basterd's abandonment of his own family.in the end,to call everything by its right name.tear wells up in my eyes