Film director
Andrei Tarkovsky
Made seven features in twenty-five years, fighting Soviet censorship for most of them, and defended the long take as the thing cinema can do that nothing else can.
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin. He is widely considered one of the greatest directors in cinema history. His films explore spiritual and metaphysical themes and are known for their slow pacing and long takes, dreamlike visual imagery and preoccupation with nature and memory.
- Born
- 1932-04-04, Zavrazhye, RussiaA Monday
- Died
- 1986-12-29, Paris, FranceA Monday, aged 54
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Italy
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1932-04-04, Zavrazhye, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
Europe/MoscowThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 14°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 26°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 24°10′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 29°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 0°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°37′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 3°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 19°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 5°39′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 19°57′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1986-12-29, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 7°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 29°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 21°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 22°58′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 17°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 15°05′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 23°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 5°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 9°23′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Andrei Tarkovsky was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.