Moscow Elegy (1987)

Moscow Elegy (1987)

Release Date: 1987, April 4
Directors: Aleksandr Sokurov
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Leningrad Documentary Film Studio, Leningrad Documentary Film Studio

Overview:

A 1988 documentary film directed by Alexander Sokurov, about the later life and death of Soviet Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was originally intended to mark the 50th birthday of Tarkovsky in 1982, which would have been before his death. Controversy with Soviet authorities about the film's style and content led to significant delays in the production.