ANDREI TARKOVSKY'S ADAPTATION OF MOTIFS EMBEDDED IN LEONARDO DA VINCI'S THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI

In the film, The Sacrifice (Sweden, 1986, Andrei Tarkovsky), with its adaptation of the pictorial composition of Leonardo's The Adoration of the Magi (1482), Andrei Tarkovsky establishes a close correlation with the Adoration's theme, sub-themes and visual imagery. That is, the transpositi...

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Published in:Canadian journal of film studies 2005-10, Vol.14 (2), p.71
Main Author: Giralt, Gabriel F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Imagery
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)
Motion picture criticism
Motion pictures
Tarkovsky, Andrei
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Summary:In the film, The Sacrifice (Sweden, 1986, Andrei Tarkovsky), with its adaptation of the pictorial composition of Leonardo's The Adoration of the Magi (1482), Andrei Tarkovsky establishes a close correlation with the Adoration's theme, sub-themes and visual imagery. That is, the transposition of the painting into the film is interpreted thematically, rather than as a faithful narrational and representational matching.
ISSN:0847-5911
2561-424X
DOI:10.3138/cjfs.14.2.71