Sacrifice, The

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Synopsis: Winner of 4 prizes at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, including the Grand Prix, Tarkovsky`s 'The Sacrifice' is filled with achingly beautiful images, expertly shot by Ingmar Bergman's trusted cinematographer Sven Nykvist. As Alexander goes from self-contented ease to crippling animal fear and existential anguish and finally to spiritual abandon, the troubled journey is illustrated with a haunting succession of images, tableaus, objects, dreams, and gestures--all sewn together in a seamlessly elliptical vision. As in all of Tarkovsky's haunting and mystical films, the characters are forced to come to terms with their own physical and spiritual existence, with redemption coming through faith--in this case, Alexander's faith in his love for his young son.

Directed By:	Andrei Tarkovsky	Genre:	Drama
Cast:	Susan Fleetwood, Erland Josephson, Tommy Kjellqvist, Valerie Mairesse, Sven Wollter	Year of Production:	1986