What is Andrei Tarkovsky?
{{Infobox Actor | name = Andrei Tarkovsky | image =Andrei tarkovsky stamp russia 2007.jpg | birthname = Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|4|4|mf=y}} | birth_place = Zavrazhye, [[Soviet Union]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|12|29|1932|4|4}} | death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | restingplace = [[Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery|Cimetière de Liers]], [[Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne|Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois]], [[France]] | occupation = [[Movie director]] | yearsactive = 1958-1986 | spouse = [[Irma Raush]] (1957-1970)<br />Larissa Kizilova (1970-1986) | children = Arseny Tarkovsky (1962) <br /> Andrei Tarkovsky Jr. (1970) | parents = [[Arseny Tarkovsky]]<br />Maria Vishnyakova | awards = '''[[BAFTA Award for Best Film]]''' <br /> 1988 ''[[Offret]]'' }} '''Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky''' ({{lang-ru|Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский}}) (April 4, 1932 - December 29, 1986) was a [[Soviet]] [[movie director]], writer and opera director. Tarkovksy is listed as one of the 100 [[filmmaker]]s best liked by movie critics.<ref>{{cite web | last = Georgaris | first = Bill | author2 = Vicki Platt | title = The 1,000 Greatest Films: the Top 100 Directors | publisher = They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? | url = http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_top100directors.htm | access-date = 2008-10-04 | archive-date = 2008-10-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081002063836/http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_top100directors.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> He received critical acclaim for directing such movies as ''[[Andrei Rublev (movie)|Andrei Rublev]]'', ''[[Solaris (1972 movie)|Solaris]]'' and ''[[Stalker (movie)|Stalker]]''. == Career == Tarkovsky also did a lot of work as a screenwriter, movie editor and [[theater director]]. He was also important as a [[movie theory|movie theorist]]. He directed most of his movies in the [[Cinema of the Soviet Union|Soviet Union]], with the exception of his last two movies which were produced in [[Cinema