Q 01/05

In which year was Andrei Tarkovsky born?

A) 1932

B) 1936

C) 1940

D) 1944

Answer · why

A) 1932

He was born in the village of Zavrazhye and grew up in Yuryevets and Moscow.

Q 02/05

How many feature films did Tarkovsky direct in his career?

A) 5

B) 7

C) 9

D) 12

Answer · why

B) 7

Five were made in the Soviet Union and two abroad.

Q 03/05

What was Tarkovsky's first feature film, released in 1962?

A) The Steamroller and the Violin

B) Andrei Rublev

C) Ivan's Childhood

D) Solaris

Answer · why

C) Ivan's Childhood

He inherited the project from another director who had to abandon it.

Q 04/05

Which prize did Tarkovsky's debut feature win at the 1962 Venice Film Festival?

A) The Silver Bear

B) The Golden Shell

C) The Golden Lion

D) The Palme d'Or

Answer · why

C) The Golden Lion

It also won the Golden Gate Award in San Francisco the same year.

Q 05/05

Under which filmmaker did Tarkovsky study at the State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)?

A) Grigori Kozintsev

B) Mikhail Kalatozov

C) Sergei Eisenstein

D) Mikhail Romm

Answer · why

D) Mikhail Romm

Romm taught many students who became major directors.