Andrei Rublev

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.

• rape
• christianity
• monk
• artist
• cathedral
• crucifixion
• famine
• painter
• icon
• biography
• tatars
• teacher
• bell
• black and white
• torture
• massacre
• brutality
• middle ages (476-1453)
• monastery
• tartar
• bell maker
• 15th century
• religious vow