Stalker

1979 Andrei Tarkovsky 2h 42m
Science Fiction Drama

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.

Cast

Alisa Freyndlikh Stalker's Wife
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy Stalker
Anatoliy Solonitsyn Writer
Mykola Hrynko Professor
Natalya Abramova Marta
Faime Jurno Writer's Companion
Evgeniy Kostin Lyuger, Owner of Cafe
Raimo Rendi Police Patrol

Vibes

Curious Visually Stunning Mind Bending Critic Favorite
The Filmatic Record No. 47 in The Filmatic 100 In: Sci-Fi That Thinks

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Stalker

Annihilation 2018
Mysterious zones that change everything. The trip in is easy. The trip out changes you. Watch as a double feature
Arrival 2016
Journeys toward the unknowable. Two films that move slowly and change you permanently. Watch as a double feature
Under the Skin 2013
Alien zones. Two films about beings in environments where nothing works the way it should. Watch as a double feature
Solaris 1972
Tarkovsky double bill. Two science fiction films that use the genre to explore the deepest questions about human consciousness. Watch as a double feature

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