“Solaris” & “Angel’s Egg”.

 

 

 Andrei Tarkovsky sad once   ” Life is born from the disgarmony…“    ( Interview 1967 .  http://www.kinozapiski.ru/article/716/ )

   

• “Feci quod potui, –  Faciant meliore potentes” – “I did everything i could,- if someone could do more, he should… ” (latin.)

“…I try to get closer to the plastic solution of the problem of life itself, think in images, which can be to capture on film. All this, of course, due to the drama of the material, character and personality of the hero. For me, contemporary cinema – a sculpture in time.” ( Interview 1967 .  http://www.kinozapiski.ru/article/716/

• Contemporary artists show in there own visual way the meaning and philosophy of existence.
• One of them is Japanese animator Mamoru Oshii. His philosophical   Sci-Fi animation “Angel’s Egg” (2002) opens the questions and themes not just similar, but the same to Andrei Tarkovsky in his Solaris.

 

 

 

• Interview with Mamoru Oshii by Nicholas Ruchka (2004) :

- Your works are heavily influenced by European pre and post-war architecture, especially the eastern block countries. Where did this develop out of? What significance is it to your view of the world as expressed in your films?

 

I have always watched and enjoyed European films since I was young. I was always intrigued by the classic styles and old designs of the architecture and atmospheres of Eastern Europe because they are serene, beautiful, and nostalgic.

 

- Your films have a lot of qualities that are reminiscent of Tarkovsky. Are his films an influence?

 

I used to like him a lot, but not anymore. Although I still like some of his movies such as Stalker, Solaris and The Mirror.

 

http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/mamoru_oshii.shtml

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