Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solaris‭ (‬1972‭)‬.By John ThomasonAndrei Tarkovsky,‭ ‬the Russian New Wave’s most glorified director of rarefied museum pieces,‭ ‬represents,‭ ‬more than any director of his generation,‭ ‬the division between true cinephiles and casual‭ “‬movie buffs.‭”The latter enjoys Fellini,‭ ‬some Godard and even an Antonioni picture or two,‭ … [Read more...]