Andrei Rublev
In much wisdom there is much grief.
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
- Year: 1966
- Country: Soviet Union
- Genre: Drama, History
- Studio: Mosfilm, Tvorcheskoe Obedinienie Pisateley i Kinorabotnikov
- Keyword: rape, christianity, monk, artist, cathedral, crucifixion, famine, painter, icon, biography, tatars, teacher, bell, black and white, torture, massacre, brutality, middle ages (476-1453), monastery, tartar, criterion, bell maker, philosophical, 15th century, religious vow
- Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko, Nikolai Sergeyev, Irma Raush, Nikolay Burlyaev
