Is Nostalgia one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 100% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Nostalgia end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Nostalgia violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Nostalgia easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Nostalgia

Name: Nostalgia
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1983
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Oleg Yankovskiy, Erland Josephson, Domiziana Giordano, Patrizia Terreno, Laura De Marchi

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Produced by Sovinfilm, Opera Film Produzione

1983124 min7.8 / 10

A meditative, visually austere exploration of exile and spiritual longing, where a poet's inability to reconcile his fractured identity becomes a profound meditation on memory, belonging, and transcendence.

Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who once lived abroad. Isolated and consumed by an unrelenting longing for his homeland, Andrei becomes drawn to Domenico, a radical mystic obsessed with spiritual redemption. Through austere imagery and extended temporal rhythms, Tarkovsky examines exile, memory, and the profound melancholy of being unable to belong fully to either place or language.

Clusters

Philosophical Life Reflections Slow Emotional Collapse Loneliness and Longing Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Fate and Destiny

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Dreams Italy Crisis Memory Madness Immolation

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Nostalgia one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 100% of films.
Is Nostalgia sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Nostalgia end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Nostalgia violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Nostalgia easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Nostalgia scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.