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Tarkovsky's sentient ocean planet and a cosmonaut's dead wife returning; the Soviet 2001.

Three men enter the Zone where wishes come true; Tarkovsky's slow masterpiece.

The icon painter through medieval Russia, the Tatar raid and a boy casting a bell.

A 12-year-old scout on the Eastern Front; Tarkovsky's first film and the dream sequences.

Tarkovsky's own memories, his mother and a burning barn; the film with no plot people watch most.

A man promises God everything to stop a nuclear war; Tarkovsky's last film, shot by Sven Nykvist.

Tornatore's tender love letter to cinema and a Sicilian boyhood — keep tissues nearby for the final reel

Span onion-domed skylines, taiga rails, and imperial art treasures of Russia