Андрей Рублёв
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.
- Genre: Drama, History
- Studio: Mosfilm, Tvorcheskoe Obedinienie Pisateley i Kinorabotnikov
- Keyword: rape, christianity, monk, artist, cathedral, crucifixion, famine, painter, icon, biography, tatars, teacher, bell, torture, massacre, brutality, middle ages (476-1453), monastery, tartar, bell maker, 15th century, religious vow
- Cast: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko, Nikolai Sergeyev, Irma Raush, Nikolay Burlyaev
