Filmed in Italy while isolated from his native Russia, Andrei Tarkovsky’s NOSTALGHIA is a brooding, darkly poetic vision of exile. Russian researcher Andrei is working in Italy where he becomes obsessed with the Botticelli-like beauty of his translator Eugenia, as well as with the apocalyptic ramblings of a self-destructive wanderer named Domenico. Drenched with homesickness, NOSTALGHIA is a mystical collision of cultures, shot with a tactile beauty that only Tarkovsky can provide, and described by the Village Voice as “not so much a movie as a place to inhabit for two hours.” Film Center exclusive. Restored in 4K in 2022 by CSC – Cinetecanazionale in collaboration with Rai Cinema at Augustus Color laboratory, from the original negatives and the original soundtrack preserved at Rai Cinema. 

Awards & Nominations

Winner - Best Director (tied with Robert Bresson for L'ARGENT), Cannes Film Festival
Winner - FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee - Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu