Andrei Tarkovsky

Full Name: Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky
Profession: Filmmaker and Director

Biography: Andrei Tarkovsky was a Soviet Russian film director and screenwriter, commonly regarded as one of the all-time greatest to work in film. He is widely renowned for his critically-acclaimed films, including Andrei Rublev (1966), Solaris (1972), Mirror (1975), and Stalker (1979).

Tarkovsky studied film at the State Institute of Cinematography where he met his first wife, Irma Raush. His wife was an earlier support of his and would go on to play major roles in his films as Ivan's mother in Ivan's Childhood (1962) and as Durochka in Andrei Rublev (1966).

Born: April 4, 1932
Birthplace: Zavrazhye, Russia, Soviet Union

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Aries

Died: December 29, 1986 (aged 54)