I mean, we are talking works of Genius here, how can one choose.

 

 

He is one of my favourite film directors too. Also, although I'm not sure he was a cameraman physically, himself, he definitely had an influence on how the pictures in his films look, and this is one of the most important components of his greatness, in my opinion. For those familiar, just remember the river flow at the beginning of Solaris, or the long motorway in the same film, or the appearance of the black dog in Stalker...

 

As much as I like Andrey Rublyov and Stalker, I have to give my vote for Solaris, which, after about ten times, still doesn't leave me indifferent to it!!!

eugene wrote: Another poll I can't vote in. Every film of his is a Masterpiece and there are no two films similar to each other. At one stage in my life Nostalgia was seemingly close to me personally, but then Sacrifice blew me away with it's overwhelming idea. Solaris probably is most easily accessible but then again apart from sci-fi surroundings it invokes deep thinking process about human nature and hidden desires. Zerkalo could make me cry while hearing beautiful poetry by Andrey's father Arseniy. "Rublyev" shows completely different perception of an artist's soul and of Mongolian invasion itself. Ivanovo detstvo is deeply touching, and Stalker - I could not get enough of this movie at one stage - sheer brilliance.   I mean, we are talking works of Genius here, how can one choose.

 

great point.

i'll vote for the film that has had the deepest personal impact on me and at the same time left me with the impression it was at his greatest level of achievement regarding the art of filmmaking - RUBLYOV. but this is just to justify a purely personal option, not to propose a measuring system. indeed, genius is irreducible.