Andreĭ Rublev
(DVD Video)

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966.

Wide screen (aspect ratio 2.35:1).

Special features: new high-definition digital restoration of director Andrei Tarkovsky's preferred 183-minute cut; "The passion according to Andrei," the original 205-minute version of the film; Katok i skrilka = The steamroller and the violin": Tarkovsky's 1961 student thesis film; Tri Andrei͡a = The three Andreis: a 1966 documentary about the writing of the film's script; On the set of 'Andrei Rublev': archival footage of the making of the film; new documentary by filmmakers Louise Milne and Seán Martin featuring interviews with actor Nikolai Burlyaev, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, and more; new interview with film scholar Robert Bird; selected-scene commentary from 1998 featuring film scholar Vlada Petrić; Inventing 'Andrei Rublev': new video essay by filmmaker Daniel Raim; U.S. rerelease trailer; new English subtitle translation; plus an essay by critic J. Hoberman and remarks from Tarkovsky originally published in 1962.

Director of photography, Vadim I͡Usov ; editors, L. Feĭginova, T. Egorycheva, O. Shevkunenko ; music, Vi͡acheslav Ovchinnikov.

Anatoliĭ Solonit͡syn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolaĭ Grinʹko, Nikolaĭ Sergeev, Irma Raush, Nikolaĭ Burli͡aev, R. Bykov, I͡Uriĭ Nazarov, I͡U. Nikulin, I. Tarkovskai͡a.

Tracing the life of a renowned icon painter, Andrei Tarkovsky's second feature conjures the murky world of medieval Russia. The film follows Andrei Rublev as he passes through a series of poetically linked scenes, gradually emerging as a man struggling to preserve his creative and religious integrity.

DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 widescreen presentation; Dolby digital mono.

In Russian, with optional English subtitles.