Listen "027: Stalker, Sculpting in Time, and Tarkovsky's Philosophy of Filmmaking"
Episode Synopsis
"My conscience wants vegetarianism to win over the world. And my subconscious is yearning for a piece of juicy meat. But what do I want?"
In this episode, Andrew and Andrew dig into the 1979 film Stalker from Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky. They also discuss Tarkovsky's contributions to film theory and his book, Sculpting in Time. The film itself is a mysterious one, full of big questions and beautiful images. If you're confounded by this movie, you're not alone, but hopefully this discussion can give some context to start wrestling with it.
Season 4 Lineup
5/11/20 Tokyo Story
5/25/20 The Seventh Seal
6/8/20 Stalker
6/22/20 Vagabond
7/6/20 Three Colors: Blue
7/20/20 The Tree of Life
Links
Stalker: Meaning and Making
Stalker trailer on YouTube
Dostoyevsky quote from Notes from Underground
About the editing of the classic film Life of an American Fireman
CONNECT WITH US
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
Letterboxd
Email us at [email protected]
Store at ArthouseGarage.com/shop
In this episode, Andrew and Andrew dig into the 1979 film Stalker from Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky. They also discuss Tarkovsky's contributions to film theory and his book, Sculpting in Time. The film itself is a mysterious one, full of big questions and beautiful images. If you're confounded by this movie, you're not alone, but hopefully this discussion can give some context to start wrestling with it.
Season 4 Lineup
5/11/20 Tokyo Story
5/25/20 The Seventh Seal
6/8/20 Stalker
6/22/20 Vagabond
7/6/20 Three Colors: Blue
7/20/20 The Tree of Life
Links
Stalker: Meaning and Making
Stalker trailer on YouTube
Dostoyevsky quote from Notes from Underground
About the editing of the classic film Life of an American Fireman
CONNECT WITH US
Letterboxd
Email us at [email protected]
Store at ArthouseGarage.com/shop
More episodes of the podcast Arthouse Garage: A Movie Podcast
Top 10 Films of the 21st Century
05/09/2025
The Best Films of 2024
03/02/2025
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Reel Queer 2024
01/08/2024