“Sculpting from Time”: Attempts at Philosophical Reconstruction of A. Tarkovsky’s Legacy

The article analyzes the work of film director Andrei Tarkovsky through an appeal to modern scientific versions of the interpretation of his films. The problematic of the study is related to the fact that despite the significant corpus of works devoted to A. Tarkovsky, not all of them realize the possible potential of a philosophical examination of his legacy. They often traditionally either join the pathetic admiration for his films or pay primary attention to their biographical and production aspects. The article attempts to turn to some modern theoretical studies, the authors of which offer versions of philosophical reflection of A. Tarkovsky’s works. It seems that this will allow us to identify possible relevant approaches to the analysis of A. Tarkovsky’s films. In this regard, the article describes some aspects of the explanations of A. Tarkovsky’s films, firstly, in the theological plane, which reveals their potential in the realization of a number of theological motives and religious practices, primarily prayer and contemplation. The article also describes possible psychoanalytic meanings of his work. In addition, the article reveals the anti-realistic aspects of the cinema of A. Tarkovsky, in whose films phantasmagoric elements become a way of expanding the boundaries of reality and constructing a special aesthetic environment.