Portrait of Arseny Tarkovsky

Arseny Tarkovsky

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Biography

Arseny Tarkovsky was one of the leading Russian poets to emerge from the Soviet era, though during most of his life- time he was known for translations of Asian poetries. His son Andrei Tarkovsky’s films gave his work a second life, appearing in Mirror and Stalker.

Born: June 25, 1907

Place of Birth: Yelisavetgrad, Khersonskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

Filmography

2004
Arseny Tarkovsky: Eternal Presence

as Himself (archive footage)

1975
Mirror

as Narrator - His Own Poems (voice)