Le sacrifice = The sacrifice / Argos Films et l'Institut du film suédois présentent ; un film de Andrei Tarkovski ; scénario et réalisation, Andrei Tarkovski ; une coproduction franco-suédoise, Argos Films, Institut du film suédois, avec le concours de Film Four International ; [produit par Anna-Lena Wibom].

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As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander, news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island and the happy mood turns to horror. The family descends into a state of psychological devastation, brilliantly evoked by director Tarkovsky's arr...

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Corporate Authors: Svenska filminstitutet (Presenter, Production company)
Argos Films (Presenter, Production company)
Film Four International (Production company)
Kino Classics (Firm) (Film distributor)
Kanopy (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986 (Film director, Screenwriter, Editor of moving image work)
Wibom, Anna-Lena (Film producer)
Josephson, Erland, 1923-2012 (Actor)
Fleetwood, Susan, 1944-1995 (Actor)
Edwall, Allan, 1924-1997 (Actor)
Guðrún S. Gísladóttir, 1954- (Actor)
Mairesse, Valerie, 1955- (Actor)
Wollter, Sven (Actor)
Nykvist, Sven (director of photography.)
Leszczylowski, Michal (Editor of moving image work)
Language:Swedish
English
Language of the Original:
Swedish
Language and/or Writing System:
Swedish dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2014]
Subjects:
Self-sacrifice > Drama.
Grandfathers > Drama.
Families > Sweden > Drama.
World War III > Drama.
Nuclear warfare > Drama.
Families.
Grandfathers.
Nuclear warfare.
Self-sacrifice.
World War III.
Sweden.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (148 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Sacrifice [Parallel title]
Offret
Sacrificatio
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander, news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island and the happy mood turns to horror. The family descends into a state of psychological devastation, brilliantly evoked by director Tarkovsky's arresting palette of luminous grays washing over the bleak landscape around their home. Made as he was dying of cancer, The sacrifice is Tarkovsky's personal statement, a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
Call Number:PN1995.9.F67 S323 2014 Online
Credits:Director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editors, Andrei Tarkovski, Michał Leszczyłowski.
Cast:
Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Gudrun S. Gísladóttir, Sven Wollter.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames.