Arseny Tarkovsky: Eternal Presence (2004): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2004, Arseny Tarkovsky: Eternal Presence is a notable film directed by Viacheslav Amirhanian, running about 114 minutes.

What it’s about. "Poetic documentary about the prominent Russian poet Arseny Tarkovsky (1907/1989), father of director Andrei Tarkovsky. Arseny Tarkovsky translated countless poems from Georgian, Arabic, Armenian, Kyrghyz, Polish etc., but many of his own poems were also translated into other languages. The maker of the documentary, Viatcheslav Amirchanian, cared for Arseny Tarkovsky in the last years of the poet's life, shot many hours of film in that period, took countless photographs and, years later, he combined this with other material to form this documentary. Tarkovsky Sr, who was admired by colleagues such as Joseph Brodsky, Anna Achmatova and Marina Cvetaeva, was never published during the Stalin era, even though he had lost a leg as a soldier at the front. His first book (Before the Snow) only appeared in 1962 during the thaw under Khrushchev." - IFFR

Who’s in it. Arseny Tarkovsky: Eternal Presence stars Arseny Tarkovsky as Himself (archive footage).

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Arseny Tarkovsky: Eternal Presence page.