
DGC Video: Stalker
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky Run Time: 162 min. Release Year: 1979 Language: Russian w/ English subtitles
Starring: Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Alisa Freyndlikh, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Natasha Abramova, Nikolay Grinko
★★★★★ AUDIENCE PICK! YOU VOTED, WE’RE SCREENING IT! ★★★★★
Tagline: One of the most immersive and rarefied experiences in the history of cinema, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker embarks on a metaphysical journey through an enigmatic post-apocalyptic landscape. A hired guide—the “Stalker” of the title—leads a writer and a scientist into the heart of the Zone, the restricted site of a long-ago disaster, where the three men eventually zero in on the Room, a place rumored to fulfill one’s most deeply held desires. Adapting a science-fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, and making what would be his final Soviet feature, Tarkovsky created a challenging and visually stunning work, his painstaking attention to material detail and sense of organic atmosphere further enriched by this vivid new digital restoration. At once a religious allegory, a reflection of contemporary political anxieties, and a meditation on film itself—among many other interpretations—Stalker envelops the viewer by opening up a multitude of possible meanings.
Critic Quotes:
“Stalker is a movie to be watched as many times as physically possible… It really is that astounding.” – Little White Lies
“A tangled knot of memories, fears, fantasies, nightmares, paradoxical impulses, and a yearning for something that’s simultaneously beyond our reach and yet intrinsic to every one of us.” – Slant Magazine
“The film has a hypnotic pull, drawing the viewer deeper and deeper into its enigmatic adventure by crafting a world all its own.” – Los Angeles Times
Showtimes:
Tuesday, January 10, 2023: 7:00
Saturday, January 14, 2023: 8:00
Ticket Prices: $10.00 (No discounts/passes)