Film

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

1999 · 55m · TV Movie · Documentary

IMDb

7.8

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

80

Chris Marker’s portrait of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky documents the director at work on his final film, The Sacrifice, during the last year of his life. Interweaving behind-the-scenes footage with excerpts from Tarkovsky’s earlier works, Marker crafts a moving reflection on the artist’s vision, methods, and enduring legacy.

Andrei Tarkovsky

Self

Marina Vlady

Self - Narrator (voice)

Eva Mattes

Self - Narrator (voice)

Alexandra Stewart

Self - Narrator (voice)

Margarita Terekhova

Michał Leszczyłowski

Self - Editor of 'Offret' (uncredited)

Valérie Mairesse

Self - Actress in 'Offret' (uncredited)

Chris Marker

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Sven Nykvist

Self - Cinematographer of 'Offret' (uncredited)

Larisa Tarkovskaya

Self (uncredited)

• Chris MarkerDirector · Writer · Editor · Director of Photography

Release date

May 15, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

55m

Genres

TV Movie, Documentary

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