The influence of renowned Russian director Andrey Tarkovsky's cinematic style, known as "Tarkovskian," has spread from international film festivals to rock music videos and even video games, transforming world cinema.
In the history of world cinema, the Soviet Union had two standout periods – the 1920s, during the boom of avant-garde cinema, and the late 1950s and early 1960s, during the "Khrushchev Thaw" (which was named for the opening up of society under the eponymous Nikita, after the ye...
