Nostalghia (1983) by ANDREI TARKOVSKY

Nostalghia
Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet Union & Italy, 1983, 125 min

 

The Russian poet Gortchakov, accompanied by guide and translator Eugenia, is traveling through Italy researching the life of an 18th century Russian composer. In a ancient spa town, he meets the lunatic Domenico, who years earlier had imprisoned his own family in a barn to save them from the evils of the world. As Eugenia seeks to tempt Gortchakov into infidelity, he, seeing some deep truth in Domenico’s act, becomes drawn to the lunatic. In a series of dreams, the poet’s nostalgia for his homeland and his longing for his wife, his ambivalent feelings for Eugenia and her Italy, and his sense of kinship with Domenico become intertwined …

 

Nostalghia (1983) by ANDREI TARKOVSKY

Nostalghia (1983) by ANDREI TARKOVSKY

La mémoire des anges (2008) de LUC BOURDON

La mémoire des anges
Luc Bourdon, Canada, 2008, 80 min 23 s

 

À la façon des disc-jockeys qui revitalisent la musique actuelle en reformatant et en recyclant les sons, Luc Bourdon a procédé à un assemblage d’archives et d’extraits tirés de 120 films produits par l’ONF pour nous présenter la ville de Montréal des années 1950 et 1960. À la fois documentaire, poème et essai, La mémoire des anges est une expérience unique permettant de revisiter l’histoire de Montréal, avec ses grandes figures, ses lieux emblématiques et ses citoyens ordinaires.

 

La mémoire des anges (2008) de LUC BOURDON