Stalker (SUN 1979, Andrei Tarkovsky).

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Carrère, Emmanuel (2002): Third Dive Into the Ocean. Andrei Tarkovsky’s The Stalker. In: Positif 50 Years. Selections From the French Film Journal. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, pp. 205–215, on pp. 207–208 View Quote and on p. 210. View Quote

Misek, Richard (2007): “Last of the Kodak”. Andrei Tarkovsky’s Struggle with Colour. In: Everett, Wendy (ed.): Questions of Colour in Cinema. From Paintbrush to Pixel. Oxford: Peter Lang, pp. 161–176, on pp. 166–171. View Quote

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