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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What film did Tarkovsky produce in 1979?
2. Who wrote the poems upon which the film, Mirror, was loosely based?
3. Tarkovsky claims to be against structuralist attempts to look at a _________ as a sign of something else.
4. Of all of his films, in retrospect, Tarkovsky writes, "I have always wanted to tell of people possessed of" what?
5. Who said, "The function of the image is to express life itself, not ideas or arguments about life"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the artist "at odds with society," as Tarkovsky states in Chapter VII?
2. What is the journey of the protagonist in Nostalgia? How is it tragic?
3. What is Tarkovsky's response to "how can the artist even begin to make films to please others"?
4. Due to the state that cinema is in, what struggles does the artist face as filmmaker? What does Tarkovsky suggest he focus on?
5. What kept Tarkovsky from quitting the cinema after Mirror?
6. How does Tarkovsky describe the stresses of filming on The Sacrifice?
7. How does Tarkovsky describe the use of symbolism in his films?
8. What does Tarkovsky claim the link is between the artist and audience in Chapter VI?
9. How does Tarkovsky describe the difference between painting and cinema in Chapter VII?
10. When was, The Sacrifice, conceived of? What drew Tarkovsky to this story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the film, Ivan's Childhood. When was it produced? How long did the film take to shoot? What is the subject, plot and theme?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Tarkovsky's view of the relationship between artist and audience. How does Tarkovsky feel the director should view the audience? What credit does he give them? How do other directors differ in this regard?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the career and film contributions of Ingmar Bergman. What is Tarkovsky's view of this artist? Why?
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