Andrei Tarkovsky - The Steamroller and the Violin (1960)

Soviet Union Title: Katok i Skripka

English Title: The Steamroller and the Violin

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

Year: 1960

Language: Russian

Subtitles: English (Hardsubs)



File Name .............: Steamroller and the Violin (1960, Tarkovsky, Russian, Eng sub).avi

File Size (in bytes) ..: 349,982,720 bytes

Runtime (# of frames) .: 43:48.160 (19796560 frames)



Video Codec ...........: DivX 3 Low-Motion

Frame Size ............: 688x464 [=1.483]

FPS ...................: 25.000

Video Bitrate .........: 930 kb/s

Bits per Pixel ........: 0.117 bpp

B-VOP, N-VOP, QPel, GMC ......: []...[]...[]...[]



Audio Codec ...........: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3

Sample Rate ...........: 48000 Hz

Audio bitrate .........: 128 kb/s [2 channel(s)] CBR audio

Interleave ............: 40 ms

No. of audio streams ..: 1

Source: DVD



Plot Synopsis from AMG



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



A voice from IMDB



STEAMROLLER AND VIOLIN represents the conclusion of my long search to see every one of Andrei Tarkovsky's accessible films of his sparse catalogue. Does the movie hold up to all the other films that Tarkovsky has done? Well, not quite. Nevertheless, the film does highlight the use of several techniques typical of Russian film: split screens, montage, and experimentation of sound. It's also a foretaste of things to come, highlighting Tarkovsky's unique style starting with his first, full-length movie, IVAN'S CHILDHOOD. Overall, an interesting achievement.



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