9:00pm - Sunday, Jul 7, 2019
Stalker (Remaster!)
One of the most immersive and rarefied experiences in the history of cinema, Andrei Tarkovsky’s STALKER embarks on a metaphysical journey through an enigmatic post-apocalyptic landscape. A hired guide—the “Stalker” of the title—leads a writer and a scientist into the heart of the Zone, the restricted site of a long-ago disaster, where the three men eventually zero in on the Room, a place rumored to fulfill one’s most deeply held desires. Adapting a science-fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, and making what would be his final Soviet feature, Tarkovsky created a challenging and visually stunning work, his painstaking attention to material detail and sense of organic atmosphere further enriched by this vivid new digital restoration. At once a religious allegory, a reflection of contemporary political anxieties, and a meditation on film itself—among many other interpretations—Stalker envelops the viewer by opening up a multitude of possible meanings.
"STALKER is a complex, oblique parable that draws unforgettable images and philosophical musings from its sci-fi/thriller setting." (Rotten Tomatoes)
"Tarkovsky conjures images like you've never seen before; and as a journey to the heart of darkness, it's a good deal more persuasive than Coppola's." (Time Out)
"STALKER, a somber futuristic fantasy from the Soviet Union, attempts to build an apocalyptic vision out of the most impoverished materials imaginable." (New York Times)
Sunday, July 7
Doors 8:30 pm | Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change.
Tickets $10.50 | $12.50 at the door
*Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service and main floor seating.
**Rio Theatre passes and Groupons OK! Please redeem at the door.
STALKER (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 / 161 mins / 18A / Russian with English subtitles) Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A Stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep seeded desires are granted.
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