muse of the moment
Nov. 29th, 2011 03:46 amValentina Malyavina. the more i discover about this charismatic, talented,
(and ultimately tragic) actress, the more fascinated i become.
she reminds me of both Diane Baker and Maria Callas.
see
why.
thanks kodzu! :)
stalker sequel
Dec. 14th, 2009 04:29 pm
Reading Tarkovsky’s diaries once again, it’s interesting to me to read that at one stage he considered a sequel to Stalker. The proposed continuation would see the Stalker turning into a messianic figure, forcibly dragging people to the wishing room. Can, Tarkovsky wonders, people be thus bullied into happiness?
The stalker would become a ‘votary’ and ‘fascist’ (Tarkovsky’s labels).
Of course, this idea was not pursued – perhaps Andrey realised that such contradictions are already implied within the thematic narrative of Stalker. Best to leave the resonance and the questioning to the audience…
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