Sans soleil

The film looks at the life and career of director Andrei Tarkovsky. As Tarkovsky approached death, the Soviet authorities finally allowed his son to visit him in Paris. The film shows the meeting, discusses recurrent themes in Tarkovsky?s work, and includes footage of him filming the final scene of The Sacrifice, as well as clips from his films.

Banned for eight years by the French government, and released only after ten minutes were deleted (which are restored in this print), Les statues meurent aussi explores European culture’s misuse of African art, particularly sacred art.