Indeed, time and memory are the ultimate subjects of most of his work, which is why, after Ivan's Childhood, we so often find long-duration takes at key points of the narrative, conflating reel and real time.

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Tarkovsky was always dealing with the fragile nature of human life and our connection to our own history; The Sacrifice lands squarely within the poetic realm of his deepest concerns.

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