Notes from the Underground: Tarkovsky, Alli, Maddin and Me

By Anne Norda
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/notes_from_the_underground_tarkovsky_alli_maddin_and_me_20080728/
Andrei Tarkovsky re-wrote my life. I was merrily moving along on my little path, happily completing my B.F.A. in photography at Parsons, when a friend suggested I check out the Tarkovsky film festival at the Film Forum. The imagery reminded him of my artwork (www.annenorda.com). I signed up for a double feature—Mirror and Nostalgia—the perfect blend of Russian surrealism and melancholia. Although the realm of sadness Tarkovsky dredged up felt more visceral, something like heartbreak or deep regret.