Andrei Rublev

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Drama History

205 min

1966

Semyon Bardin Vasiliy Tsygankov Aleksandr Petrov Anatoly Nikitin Ivan Turchenkov Asanbek Umuraliev Igor Donskoy Dmitriy Orlovskiy Nikolay Kutuzov Tamara Ogorodnikova Irina Miroshnichenko Aleksandr Titov Zinaida Vorkul Vladimir Vasilyev Anatoliy Solonitsyn Anatoliy Obukhov Bolot Beyshenaliev Stepan Krylov Mikhail Kononov Nikolay Grabbe Rolan Bykov Yuriy Nikulin Yuriy Nazarov Nikolay Burlyaev Irma Raush Nikolai Sergeyev Nikolay Grinko Ivan Lapikov

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.