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The Sacrifice ( Swedish: Offret) is a 1986 drama film written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Erland Josephson, the film was produced by the Swedish Film Institute. Many of the crew were alumni of Ingmar Bergman 's films.
May 9, 1986 · The Sacrifice: Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. With Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir. At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.
The Sacrifice. PG Released May 9, 1986 2h 25m Drama List. 86% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 90% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Alexander (Erland Josephson) is celebrating his birthday with family and...
At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return. Alexander, a journalist and former actor and philosopher, tells his little son how worried he is about the lack of spirituality of modern mankind.
The Sacrifice. Roger Ebert November 21, 1986. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The old workman gave the younger workman the use of his shop: Andrei Tarkovsky came to Sweden to shoot a movie on the island of Faro, the same island where Ingmar Bergman lives and makes most of his films.
A radio announcement declaring the start of World War III interrupts the festivities; warplanes can be heard passing overhead. Alexander makes a vow to God to renounce everything from his former life if war is avoided. During the course of the long night, dreams and apocalyptic visions increasingly merge with reality.
The Sacrifice is a masterful meditation on life itself, a deeply moving anti-war film that was a decent send-off of one of the greatest filmmakers ever to have existed. What stands out
