Tarkovsky's Nostalghia: Refusing Modernity, Re-Envisioning Beauty

In Nostalghia, Andrei Tarkovsky's refusal of narrative and use of long, slow takes distinguish him from Soviet realism and postmodern culture. His striking visuals provide a fresh treatment of the beautiful and create spatial-temporal correlatives to nostalgia and loss. The film contributes to suture theory, as well, and models a complex politics.