Where has beauty gone? A. Tarkovsky’s Sacrifice in alchemic key
Abstract
In Andrei Tarkovski’s Sacrifice the world is threatened by an apocalyptic III World War. At the same time, family relations of the main character are immersed in a crisis that seems final. However, a last ritual could change this situation. This paper argues that the approach and the world view exposed in this classic movie can be interpreted according to Alchemy’s symbolic codes, steeped in Christian theology and Ancient mythology and cosmology, with Hermes as patron. The director of the film probably achieved that unintentionally, because of his poetic and spiritual interests.
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