About this episode
The episode discusses Tarkovsky's film 'Stalker' and its personal, aesthetic, and artistic challenges.
The Popcorn Eschaton Boys return to legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky with one of Scott's favorite films, 'Stalker'! They discuss the deeply personal nature to Tarkovsky's work, the joy of art that challenges us, and the bleak but beautiful visual and auditory aesthetic in 'Stalker.' Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (https://www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/) Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/) Clip at the end is "Stalker #6," available on 'The Mirror/Stalker Original Soundtrack' by Eduard Artemiev.
People in this episode
Host: Scott
Topics covered
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Stalker
- film analysis
- visual aesthetics
- art
Keywords
- Russian filmmaker
- cinema
- artistic expression
Mentioned in this episode
Products: The Mirror/Stalker Original Soundtrack
Books & works: Stalker, Sun Blood, The Mirror/Stalker Original Soundtrack
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