Katok i Skripka (The Steamroller and the Violin) was the last short Andrei Tarkovsky directed before moving on to his first feature. The film tells a very simply story of friendship between an artistic, sensitive seven-year-old violinist named Sasha and a physical, blue-collar steamroller operator. They befriend each other after Sasha is threatened by some ruffians, spend the day together, and alter each other's perceptions of life. Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Katok i Skripka (The Steamroller and the Violin) was the last short Andrei Tarkovsky directed before moving on to his first feature. The film tells a very simply story of friendship between an artistic, sensitive seven-year-old violinist named Sasha and a physical, blue-collar steamroller operator. They befriend each other after Sasha is threatened by some ruffians, spend the day together, and alter each other's perceptions of life. Perry Seibert, Rovi
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New. The Steamroller and the Violin is a relatively unknown student film made in 1960 by the eminent Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. If anyone knows the work of Tarkovsky they will be familiar with the fact that he makes relatively long films, which are reflective in nature and are often predicated on long slow takes. While this film does have the reflective nature of his other films it is only 45 minutes long and moves along rather quickly. The basic premise is about the unlikely friendship that begins between a little boy (Igor Fomchenko) and a city worker (Vladimir Zamansky) who is paving the street outside the boy's apartment home. It starts when the man protects the boy from some of the neighborhood bullies. From there the film shows in elliptical fashion the development of their friendship. With a title like The Steamroller and the Violin don't be surprised if you catch yourself waiting for the steamroller to run over the violin. In an age of Hollywood films it's hard not to have that frame of mind. But fortunately the film is not that simple. Instead it is a smart, compassionate story about the goodness of the working class and the innocence of childhood. With this film Tarkovsky proved that he had a significant amount of filmmaking talent. Particularly with his use of camera angles and the way he fills each frame with movement. Notable too is the taut editing and transitions between the scenes and the naturalistic performances from his leading actors. Factory Fresh. Excellent Condition.
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